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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 ...
Hallasan. Hallasan is a massive shield volcano which forms the bulk of Jeju Island and is often taken as representing the island itself. There is a Korean traditional local saying that "Jeju Island is Hallasan, and Hallasan is Jeju." The mountain can indeed be seen from all places on the island, but its peak is often covered in clouds.
Jeju Province officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (Jeju-teukbyeol-jachi-do) is divided into 2 administrative cities (haengjeong-si) and further into 7 towns (eup), 5 townships (myeon), and 31 administrative neighborhoods (haengjeong-dong). Listed below is each entity's name in English, hangul and hanja.
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.
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 ...
Jeju, Korean ( Pyojun-eo) Religion. Korean Shamanism, Christianity, Buddhism. Related ethnic groups. Koreans. The Jeju people or Jejuans [a] are an ethnic group native to Jeju Island, which is geographically located in the East China Sea. Administratively, they live in Jeju Province, an autonomous self-governing province of South Korea.
Seogwipo ( Korean : 서귀포; Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.ɡwi.pʰo]) is the second-largest [ 1] city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline [ 1] in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. A UNESCO World Heritage Site ...