Samcheok Coast

The coast of Samch'ŏk faces the open East Sea beneath the eastern slopes of the Taebaek Mountains. Rivers run through narrow valleys toward the shore, where small settlements occupy the limited low ground. The town was known as Ch'ŏkchu under Koryŏ; its magistrate Hŏ Mok later compiled a local gazetteer in 1662, recording the history and geography of the surrounding district.