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orYUKdo SKYWaLK

To begin with, oryukdo Skywalk first opened in october 2013 with a motto of
“Walking in the Sky”, and since then, it has been one of Busan’s popular tourist attractions.
oryukdo is a Korean word which describes 6 islands
in Yongho dong, nam-gu, Busan(부산광역시 남구
용호동). The island that is the closest to the land is
called the Bangpae(방패섬), followed by Sot(솥섬),
deungdae(등대섬), Soori(수리섬), Songot(송곳섬)
and gool(굴섬).

In fact, Bangpae and Sot Islands are so close to
each other, you will see these islands together as one
whole island when it’s a low tide. Contrarily, when
it’s a high tide, you will be seeing two separate
islands! Moreover, they’re name oryukdo because,
while all six islands are visible when seen in the east,
only 5 are visible when seen in the west.

oryukdo Skywalk was built to let more people enjoy oryukdo with fun and thrill, by
installing a transparent floor giving one the sense of flying over the sea. The structure of the
floor is a 55 mm-thick tempered glass that was reinforced with four 12mm bulletproof sheets.
To protect the glass from damaging, you must wear overshoes when entering and the
skywalk only allow five people at a time to secure the glass.

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