[Gyeongsangnam-do] Undersea Tunnel – Tongyeong (해저터널-경남 통영)

💡 Overview

Constructed over a 16-month period from 1931 to 1932, the undersea tunnel in Tongyeong is Asia’s first submarine tunnel. For its construction, the sea water was blocked at both ends, the tunnel was dug underground, and was paved with concrete. The Korean word “Yongmundalyang” engraved at the entrance of this 483-meter long, 5-meter wide tunnel means “the entrance of an undersea tunnel that connects island to land.”

📋 Detailed Information

📸 Gallery (Click to enlarge)

📍 Nearby Attractions

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  Haeok (해옥) 🔗Distance: 1.1km | 15-3 Hangnam 5-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Nammangsan Sculpture Park (남망산 조각공원) 🔗Distance: 1.7km | 29, Nammanggonwon-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Tongyeong Ecological Forest (통영생태숲) 🔗Distance: 1.7km | 1279 Inpyeong-dong, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Chungnyeolsa Shrine (충렬사) 🔗Distance: 1.3km | 251 Yeohwang-ro, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Daepunggwan (대풍관) 🔗Distance: 1.7km | 29 Haesongjeong 2-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  The Jeon Hyuck Lim Mueseum of Art (전혁림 미술관) 🔗Distance: 1.1km | 10, Bongsu 1-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Your’s Guesthouse, Tongyeong (통영 유어스게스트하우스) 🔗Distance: 1.2km | 27-7 , Deme 3-gil, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Skyline Luge (스카이라인 루지) 🔗Distance: 1.7km | 178, Balgae-ro, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do
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  Tongyeong Sebyeonggwan Hall (통영 세병관) 🔗Distance: 1.7km | 27, Sebyeong-ro, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do

Source: Korea Tourism Organization

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