Dokdo is situated midway between the Korean peninsula and Japan’s main island, roughly 115 nautical miles from each. But the islets are much closer to the nearest Korean island, Ulleungdo, than to Japan’s Okishima.
独岛位于朝鲜半岛和日本本土之间，距离双方大约均为115海里。但就距离最近的岛屿来说，独岛距离韩国（郁陵岛）比日本（冲岛）近得多。