Mokpo

American

[mawk-poh] / ˈmɔk poʊ /

noun

a seaport in SW South Korea.

Mokpo British

/ ˌməʊkˈpəʊ /

noun

a port in SW South Korea, on the Yellow Sea. Pop: 253 000 (2005 est)

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The ferry was travelling to the port city of Mokpo after departing from the resort island of Jeju, carrying 246 passengers and 21 crew members, the Coast Guard.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Last Wednesday, prosecutors arrested an official from the KSF's Mokpo office in South Jeolla province, southwest Korea, and seized computer hard drives and documents from the branch office.

From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2016

“It was a miracle that the ship actually sailed as far as it did; it could have tipped over any time,” said Kim Woo-sook, dean of the graduate school at Mokpo National Maritime University.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2014

South Korea's Mokpo, a shipbuilding centre hours from Seoul, draws few fans and would not be missed by many paddock insiders.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2013

"Don't tell me you've ever been to Mokpo," Graham laughed.

From The Little Lady of the Big House by London, Jack

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