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{{Short description|Island in South Korea}}
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|image=Muuido Island from Ferry Dock.jpg|image_caption=The shore of the island (2014)}}
'''Muuido''' ({{Korean|hangul=무의도|lit=dancer's dress island}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Park |first1=Hye-mi |date=27 May 2016 |title=[Sponsored Report] Incheon offers gateway into the culture of Korea |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3019261 |accessdate=31 August 2019}}</ref>), also known as '''Muui Island''', is an island in [[Incheon]], South Korea. It is a small island located south of [[Yongyu Island]],<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=김 |first=주환 |title=대무의도 (大舞衣島) |work=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0014368 |access-date=2024-06-12 |publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]] |language=ko}}</ref> which was joined with [[Yeongjong Island]] through land reclamation when [[Incheon International Airport]] was built. 

== Description ==
Muuido has an area of {{convert|9.43|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and a coastline length of {{Convert|31.6|km|mi|abbr=on}}. From north to south, its length is about {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and from east to west about {{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}}.<ref name=":0" /> 

Muuido is served by a daily ferry from [[Incheon]] ferry terminal on the mainland, as well as by a frequent car ferry which crosses the narrow channel separating the island from Yongyu Island. Buses run from the airport and the [[Incheon Airport Maglev]] will also provide service to nearby [[Yongyu station]]. With the opening of Muui Bridge between Muui and Yeongjong, ferry service to the island has been reduced.

[[Silmido Beach]] is located on the northwest of the island.<ref name=":0" /> 

=== Hanagae Beach ===
[[Hanagae Beach]] is located on the west coast of the island.<ref name=":0" /> It is about a kilometer long and has a vast tidal flat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Woo-young |title=Beach getaways less than an hour from Incheon International Airport |url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140713000182 |accessdate=31 August 2019 |date=13 July 2014}}</ref>

It has small cabanas on the beach for overnight lodging, and an assortment of local restaurants and hotels. There are many shellfish on the shores of the island. At Hanagae Beach, people can catch [[Portunus trituberculatus|crabs]], [[Arctica islandica|clams]], [[Neverita didyma|snails]], [[Mactridae|surf clams]], and [[Turbo sazae|horned turbans]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunbar |first1=Jon |title=Hanagae offers beach for city dwellers |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2019/08/141_274608.html |accessdate=31 August 2019 |publisher=The Korea Times |date=29 August 2019}}</ref> Hanagae has an outdoor stage and has hosted festivals, including the punk festival [[...Whatever_That_Means#IT'S_A_FEST!|IT'S A FEST]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunbar |first1=Jon |title=Beach punk festival takes over Muui Island |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/06/177_270145.html |access-date=31 August 2019 |publisher=The Korea Times |date=11 June 2019}}</ref> and Muuido Summer Sea Dance Festival.

=== Silmido ===
[[Silmido|Silmi Island]] is a smaller uninhabited island located off the NW shore of Muuido. It is famously the former training site for [[Unit 684]], as depicted in the film ''[[Silmido (film)|Silmido]]''.

[[File:Cabana at Hanagae Beach, Muuido.jpg|thumb|Cabana at Hanagae Beach, Muuido]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Wikivoyage inline|Muui-do}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130801115019/http://gsc.gov/] GSC.gov - Official GSC Organizational Site
* {{in lang|ko}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060211102925/http://www.muuido.org/ Muuido homepage]
* [http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264519 Korea Tourism Official Site]
* [http://www.icjg.go.kr/tour/english/travel/uninhibited.asp Islands in the area]
* [http://english.tour2korea.com/enu/cms/dispatcher.jsp?page=/03Sightseeing/TravelSpot/travelspot_read.asp&konu... Oi-do Island]

[[Category:Islands of Incheon]]
[[Category:Islands of the Yellow Sea]]

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