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Jeju is a volcanic island, dominated by Hallasan: a volcano 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) high and the highest mountain in South Korea. The island measures approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) across, east to west, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) from north to south. [19] The island also has around 360 oreum: small extinct volcanoes or parasitic cones. [20]
Seongsan Ilchulbong. / 33.4585°N 126.9420°E / 33.4585; 126.9420. Seongsan Ilchulbong ( Korean : 성산일출봉 ), also called Sunrise Peak, is a volcano on eastern Jeju Island, in Seongsan-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. It is 182 meters high and has a volcanic crater at the top. Considered one of South Korea's most ...
Jeju Olle Trail's orange and blue ribbon way-markers set against a traditional volcanic stone wall. Jeju Olle Trail ( Korean : 제주올레길) is a long-distance footpath on Jeju Island, in Jeju Province, South Korea. [ 1] The trail consists of 21 connected numbered main routes, 6 sub-routes, and a short spur that connects to Jeju ...
Songaksan (Jeju) / 33.199; 126.291. Songaksan ( Korean : 송악산) is a volcano on Jeju Island, South Korea, which has double craters and a parasitic cone. Crater 1 is about 500 m in diameter, 1.7 km in circumference. Crater 2, the mouth of the volcano in Crater 1, is about 400 m in diameter, 69 m in depth and leans vertically.
Jeju Province is the least populous province in South Korea; at the end of September 2020, the total resident registration population is 672,948, of which 4,000 of the total provincial population reside on outlying islands such as the Chuja Islands and Udo Island. The total area of the province is 1,849 km 2 (714 sq mi).
Jeju City ( Korean: 제주시, romanized : Jeju-si; Korean pronunciation: [tɕe̞.dzu]) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport ( IATA code CJU). Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jeju has mild, warm weather during much of the year.
Jeongbang Waterfall ( Korean : 정방폭포) is a waterfall and popular tourist attraction located in Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. [ 1][ 2] The waterfall is 23 m (75 ft) high and is very close to the ocean. [ 2][ 3] Depending on the level of recent rainfall, it can be up 8 m (26 ft) wide. [ 4] The source of the waterfall is the stream ...
Hallasan (Korean: 한라산) is a shield volcano on Jeju Island in South Korea.Its summit, at 1,947 m (6,388 ft), is the highest point in the country. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, named Hallasan National Park.