Jeju Island is South Korea's largest island, covering an area of 1,833.2 km2, which is 1.83% of the total area of the country. Alongside outlying islands, it is part of Jeju Province and makes up the
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in Asia in 1945, it has been politically divided at or nea
Jeju Island
…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…
Seokguram Grotto from the Silla era, a UNESCO World Heritage Site