Jeju Island
island south of the Korean peninsula, part of the Jeju Special Autonomous Province of South Korea
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Jeju Island is a South Korean island located south of the Korean peninsula that has its own special status as the Jeju Special Autonomous Province. It matters as a culturally and administratively distinct region within South Korea with a degree of self-governance.
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Jeju Island (Jeju and Korean: 제주도; Hanja: 濟州島; RR: Jejudo; pronounced [tɕeːdʑudo]) is South Korea's largest island, covering an area of 1,833.2 km (707.8 sq mi), which is 1.83% of the total area of the country. Alongside outlying islands, it is part of Jeju Province and makes up the majority of the province.
The island lies in the Korea Strait, 82.8 km (51.4 mi) south of the nearest point on the Korean Peninsula. The Jeju people are indigenous to the island, and it has been populated by modern humans since the early Neolithic period. The Jeju language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO. It is also one of the regions of Korea where Shamanism is most intact.