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Jeju Island

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Also known as Cheju Island, Quelpart Island, Quelpaert, Quelpart, Jeju-do, Quelpaert Island, Quelpaert Is., Quelpaert I.

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
South Korea
Located in
Jeolla
Capital
Jeju
Population
583284
Area
1848
Elevation
1950
Body of water
Pacific Ocean
Highest point
Hallasan
Image
Gotjawal Forest on Jeju Island-01.jpg
Width
31
Length
73
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UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL
www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/republic-of-korea/jeju-island
visitors per year
15000000
different from
Jeju
Commons category
Jeju Island
native label
제주도
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jeju Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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