ABSTRACT
The Korean peninsula is surrounded by coasts having various geographic entities. The west and south coasts have a long coastline of ria-type features and have vast tidal land which is good for reclamation and mariculture. On the other hand, the east coast has a simple coastline. Most of 3200 islands in Korea are located along the west and south coasts. As they give beautiful sceneries, some of them are designated as national parks (Fig. 1).
