racetrack
Korea International Circuit
A Hermann Tilke-designed circuit in Yeongam that hosted Formula 1 from 2010 to 2013, blending street and permanent sections.
30 km · about 35 min drive
AsiaSouth KoreaJeollanam-do
Sinan
Jeollanam-do, South Korea · Asia
About Sinan
Sinan is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Palgeum, 30km from Korea International Circuit.
Sinan is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, with about 53,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Palgeum, about 5 km away.
Sinan County (Korean: 신안군; sometimes spelled Shinan or Sinan-gun) is a county in Jeonnam-Gwangju, South Korea. The county consists of 111 inhabited islands and 719 uninhabited islands. The number of islands in this county accounts for 25% of all islands in South Korea.
Big islands among them are Anjwado (45.2 km2),Read more
Aphaedo (44.3 km2), Bigeumdo (43.1 km2), Dochodo (40.3 km2), Imjado (43.2 km2), Amtaedo (38.7 km2), Jeungdo (37.2 km2), Jangsando (24.3 km2), Haui-do (16.1 km2), and Heuksando (19.7 km2). The sea area is a continental shelf with less than 15 meters in depth. Sinan County is known for its specialities of skate and cheonilyeom (천일염, a Korean type of sea salt).
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What is there to see near Sinan?
Within an hour or so of Sinan: Korea International Circuit (30 km).
Where is Sinan?
Sinan is in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, about 5 km from Palgeum.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 53,150
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- South Korea
- Region
- Jeollanam-do
- Timezone
- Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates
- 34.8262, 126.1086
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in South Korea
Tourist helpline (English): 1330.
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