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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 ]
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 ...
The Island of Sea Women – a 2019 novel by American author Lisa See, is about the friendship and lives of two haenyeo during the Japanese occupation of Korea. [ citation needed ] Soft Sounds from Another Planet – 2017 album by Japanese Breakfast which references Jeju-do and uses haenyeo as a metaphor, specifically the song "Diving Woman."
Dol hareubang. McCune–Reischauer. Tol harŭbang. A dol hareubang ( Jejuan: 돌 하르방; lit. stone grandfather), alternatively tol harubang, hareubang or harubang, is a type of traditional volcanic rock statue from Jeju Island, Korea . It is not known when or how the statues came about; various theories exist for their origin.
The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Korean: 제주 화산섬과 용암 동굴) is a World Heritage Site in South Korea. [1] It was inscribed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007 because of the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System and the exhibition of diverse and accessible volcanic features which are considered to demonstrate a distinctive and valuable contribution to the ...
Jungmun Saekdal Beach (Korean: 중문색달해수욕장) is a beach in Saekdal-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea.The beach is 560 meters long and 50 meters wide, and the sand features a variety of colors, including black, white, red, and gray.
Cheonjiyeon Waterfall ( Korean : 천지연폭포) is a waterfall on Jeju Island, South Korea. [1] It is 22 m (72 ft) high and 12 m (39 ft) wide. [2] [3] It is one of the main tourist attractions on Jeju, [4] [5] particularly when they are illuminated at night time. [3] At night, the "Hidden Face," a formation of rocks, may be visible with the ...
Jeju Loveland ( Korean : 제주러브랜드; also " Love Land ") is an outdoor sculpture park which opened in 2004 in Jeju Province, South Korea. The park is themed around sex. It plays sex education films and has 140 sculptures of humans in various sex positions. It also has other elements such as large phallus statues, stone labia, and hands ...