Socotra Rock
32°07′22.63″N 125°10′56.81″E / 32.1229528°N 125.1824472°E
| Socotra Rock | |
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Socotra Rock location map | |
| Summit depth | 4.6 metres |
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| Location | |
| Location | Yellow Sea |
| Coordinates | 32°07′22.63″N 125°10′56.81″E / 32.1229528°N 125.1824472°E |
| Socotra Rock | |
| Hangul | 이어도 |
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| Hanja | 離於島 |
| Revised Romanization | Ieodo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Iŏdo |
| Parangdo | |
| Hangul | 파랑도 |
| Hanja | 波浪島 |
| Revised Romanization | Parangdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'arangdo |
Socotra Rock, also known as Ieodo (Korean: 이어도; Hanja: 離於島; MR: Iŏdo), Parangdo (파랑도; 波浪鳥; P'arangdo), or Suyan Islet (simplified Chinese: 苏岩礁; traditional Chinese: 蘇巖礁; pinyin: Sūyán Jiāo), is a submerged rock 4.6 metres (15 ft) below sea level (at low tide) located in the Yellow Sea. International maritime law stipulates that a submerged rock outside of a country's territorial sea (generally 12 nautical miles) cannot be claimed as territory by any country. However, the rock is the subject of a maritime dispute between China and South Korea, which consider it to lie within their respective exclusive economic zones.
The rock is located 149 kilometres (80 nmi; 93 mi) southwest of Marado (just off Jeju Island) in Korea. Yushan Island of Zhejiang, China, is 287 km (155 nmi; 178 mi) away from the rock. The rock serves as the foundation for Korean Ieodo Ocean Research Station. A Korean helipad is also located there to allow the research station to be serviced.