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Chak-kol Destination Guide

Explore Chak-kol in South Korea

Chak-kol in the region of Daejeon is a town in South Korea - some 82 mi or ( 131 km ) South of Seoul , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Chak-kol

Current time in Chak-kol is now 02:50 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Seoul " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yusong, Yengi, Yejong, An-mal, and Daejeon. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yusong . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Chak-kol ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

A short trip in Daejeon city

4:18 min by aboutkorea
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A short trip in Daejeon city. ..

New restaurant...

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The Long Trip

2:16 min by blagonwights
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This is the narrated and annotated version of The Long Trip, a Blagonwight Twins book. It was written by Tim Thompson and illustrated by JiSoo Kim. Please visit blagonwights.com for more books and act ..

The Blagonwight Twins Visit Korea

3:05 min by blagonwights
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This is the narrated and annotated version of The Blagonwight Twins Visit Korea, a Blagonwight Twins book. It was written by Tim Thompson and illustrated by JiSoo Kim. Please visit blagonwights.com fo ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Daejeon World Cup Stadium

Daejeon World Cup Stadium, nicknamed "Purple Arena", is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. It was used to host some matches of the 2002 World Cup (South Africa vs Spain, Poland vs USA and South Korea vs Italy) . After the World Cup it became the stadium of Daejeon Citizen with a capacity of 41,295 seats. It replaced Daejeon Sports Complex.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.37 127.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 2002 FIFA World Cup stadiums in South Korea, Buildings and structures in Daejeon, Daejeon Citizen, Sport in Daejeon

Chungnam National University

Chungnam National University is one of 10 Flagship Korean National Universities. Additionally, it is recognized as one of the most prestigious five national universities in Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.37 127.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1952, National universities and colleges in South Korea, Universities and colleges in Daejeon

Battle of Taejon

The Battle of Taejon (14–21 July 1950) was an early battle between United States and North Korean forces during the Korean War. Forces of the United States Army, attempting to defend the headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division were overwhelmed by numerically superior forces of the Korean People's Army at the major city and transportation hub of Taejon.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.47 127.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1950 in Korea, Battles involving North Korea, Battles involving South Korea, Battles of the Korean War, Battles of the Korean War involving the United States, Conflicts in 1950

HLA (radio station)

HLA is a time signal radio station in Daejeon, South Korea, operated by the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science. Established on November 24, 1984, it transmits a 2 kW signal on 5 MHz (±0.01 Hz). Originally only transmitted for 7 hours per day, 5 days per week (M–F), it is continuous as of 2011, There are over 100 users of the signal in Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.39 127.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Media in Daejeon, Radio stations in South Korea

Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory

The Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory, or TRAO is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institutue. It is located in the science town of Taeduk, part of Daejeon, South Korea.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 36.40 127.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in South Korea, Radio telescopes