The Korean Language

• Korean is a language isolate spoken by about 78 million people, mainly in South Korea and North Korea.
• It uses the Hangul script, which was invented in the 15th century and is considered one of the most scientific writing systems.
• Korean has a rich cultural tradition, with influences from Chinese and Japanese languages.

About Pinkenba

Pinkenba is the name of a suburb in eastern Brisbane on the northern side of the Brisbane River, 10 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district. The area is spatially isolated from other residential suburbs and is surrounded by the Brisbane Airport to the north and west, and industrial land and the bank of the Brisbane River to the south. Pinkenba recorded a population of 350 people at the 2011 Australian Census. Numerous development projects have been proposed for the area, including residential developments and an immigration detention centre, but nothing has progressed. The suburb contains a small number of detached houses (primarily of weatherboard construction), a primary school, local store, pub and industrial precincts. The suburb is accessed by road via Kingsford Smith Drive which passes an industrial area before reaching the suburb. Pinkenba is also the site of the now-abandoned Pinkenba railway station. The station opened in 1882 and closed in 1993. The branch line to Pinkenba was constructed so as to encourage port development downstream away from the Brisbane central business district.

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