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{{redirect|Dokdo|the former currency of Kutch|Kutch kori}} |
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{{redirect|Takeshima}} |
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{{Infobox Islands |
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|name = Liancourt Rocks |
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|image name = Location-of-Liancourt-rocks-en.png |
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|image caption = |
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|locator map = |
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|native name ='' Dokdo/Takeshima'' |
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|location = ] (East Sea) |
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|coordinates= {{coor dms|37|14|30|N|131|52||E|type:isle}} {{coor title dms|37|14|30|N|131|52||E|type:isle}} |
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|archipelago = |
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|total islands = 37 |
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|major islands = 2 |
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|area = 187,450 sq meters |
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|highest mount = 169 meters |
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|elevation = |
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|country = Japan |
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|country admin divisions title = Prefecture |
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|country admin divisions = ] (], ]) |
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|country 1= South Korea |
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|country 1 admin divisions title = Province |
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|country 1 admin divisions = ] (]) |
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{{Infobox East Asian |
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|color=#cef2e0 |
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|background=#f5fffa |
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|sort=japanese1 |
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| othername = French name |
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| field1 = ] |
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| content1 = Rochers de Liancourt |
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|kanji=竹島 |
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|hiragana=たけしま |
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|hepburn=Takeshima |
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|hangul=독도 |
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|hanja=獨島 |
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|rr=Dokdo |
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|mr=Tokto |
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The '''Liancourt Rocks''' (]:{{nihongo|'''Takeshima'''|竹島}} ''"bamboo island"''; ]: '''Dokdo'''(독도/獨島) ''"solitary island"'') are a group of ]s in the ] (East Sea), whose ownership is ] between ] and ].<ref>Charles Scanlon '''' ], ] 2005</ref> South Koreans currently occupy and administrate the islands,<ref name="dokdocivilians" /><ref name="dokdoinhabitants" /><ref name=scmp19991228 /> which continues to draw official protests from Japan.<ref name="globalsecurity">, globalsecurity</ref> The name "Liancourt Rocks" comes from the French whaling ship ''Liancourt'' which charted the islets in 1849. |
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Today, South Korea classifies the islets as a part of ], ] Province, while Japan classifies them as part of ], in ], ]. |
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