Dokdo

Dokdo, consisting of two rocky islets(Dongdo and Seodo), has been called several different names in the past, but today the island is called Dokdo by Koreans and Takeshima by the Japanese.

The standard name by the U.S. Board on Geographical Names (BGN) is Liancourt under the country category of South Korea and Take-shima under that of Japan. However, the BGN makes it clear that its geographical names do not necessarily reflect the U.S. view of the sovereignty over geographical features.