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lived on this island. Because the horses living on this island could run so fast that their shadows could not follow them, this island was called, "Jeolyeong-do".
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After the South Korea government arranged their administrative divisions' names, the name of the island was changed to, "Yeongdo-gu.
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Mythologically, horses that could run a thousand miles, so-called "
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Autonomous District




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South Korea
Region
Yeongnam
Provincial level
Busan
Administrative divisions
Gyeongsang
Yeongdo District Office

Korea Maritime and Ocean University
Korean
gu
Busan
South Korea
Korea Maritime and Ocean University
National Maritime Museum
Administrative divisions
China
Luwan
China
Philippines
Marikina

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