- Dokdo's location and distance from nearnest landfalls. -

Dokdo consists of two tiny rocky islets surrounded by 33 smaller rocks.

The Dokdo islets are located about 215 kilometers off the eastern border of Korea and 90 kilometers east of South Korea's Ullung Island.

The islets are an administative part of Ullung Island, North Kyoungsang province, under the control of the Kepartment of Ocean and Fisheries.

Dokdo is also 157 kilometers northwest of Japan's Oki Islands.

Its exact position is 37°  14'45° N and 131°  52'30°E.

Of the two Islets that make up Kokdo, Suhdo (the West islet) is a steepsided rock about 100 meters high, while Dongdo (the East islet) is 174 meters high.

The approximate total surface area of Kokdo is 0.186 square kilometers (56 acres) .

 - works cited : BMK Techonlogy Co., Ltd.