러일전쟁기 일본해군의 玉島 八口浦防備隊 설치와 활용

Abstract

Diamond Jedo in Shinan-gun Jeollanamdo was a region originally called ‘Palgupo’ and was a strategic point of Japanese Navy Force during Russo-Japanese Wars. Especially, Okdo was in the center of the war. This study reviewed how the spatial features of islands in Southern west coast were used by Japanese Navy Force during Russo-Japanese Wars. Focusing on the Palgupo Coast Guard, it looked into the background, process of assembly and use. Study results are as follows. First, the name Palgupo came from the geographical features of 8 open waterways surrounding Okdo, and the Japanese Navy Force paid attention to Okdo to use such characteristics. Second, the Japanese Navy Force assembled the Palgupo coast guard at Okdo in preparation of the special case, Russo-Japanese Wars. In the process of assembling the coast guard, the spoliation of Japanese Imperialism revealed. Third, the Palgupo coast guard played a role as a supply center to win the Russo-Japanese Wars, and in detail they functioned in ‘telegraph control’, ‘weather observation’ and ‘water supply’Assembly and operation of Palgupo Coast Guard at Okdo can be a good example how the geographical features of Southern West Coastal Area can be considered and used for different time of history. This study plans to conduct a research on the spatial recognition and social features of Southern West coast during Japanese colonial era.