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What islands are there in Korea?

1, Jeju Island

Jeju Island, the largest island in South Korea, is located in the southwest of South Korea, with an area of 1.845 square kilometers and a population of 600,000. It is a famous tourist island, with pleasant climate, and Jeju City on the north coast.

2. Chocci Island

Jochey Island, located in the south of South Korea, is the second largest island in South Korea after Jeju Island, surrounded by 52 uninhabited islands and 10 inaccessible islands. Blue sea and blue sky, a completely pollution-free natural beauty.

3. Jianghua Island

Jianghua Island is called Kanghwa Island in English. Korean for /Kanghwa-Do was called "Qin" in ancient times. The island covers an area of about 4 10 square kilometers. Administratively, it belongs to Jianghua County in Incheon Metropolitan Area. Jianghua Bridge was built to connect land. Mount Mani in the south of the island is the highest peak in the whole island, with a height of 468 meters. This mountain is very fertile. It produces agricultural products such as rice and is also the main planting area of ginseng. There is fishing.

4. Nanhai Island

Nanhai Island is located on the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, covering an area of 297.75 square kilometers and belonging to Gyeongsangnam-do. At present, a bridge has been built to connect the mainland, including Nanhai and other towns. Nanhai Island () is a county in the southwest of Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. It is located at 34 47' north latitude and127 55' east longitude.

5. Ulleungdo

Ulleungdo, an island in the eastern sea of South Korea, covers an area of 73. 15 square kilometers, belonging to Ulleungdo in Gyeongsangbuk-do, which is translated as Dagelet in Europe and America. As a volcanic island, the island is about 90 kilometers away from Dokdo (Bamboo Island) disputed by Japan and South Korea.

Extended data:

Republic of Korea (Korean:, English: Republic of Korea), referred to as "Korea". Located in the south of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, with a total area of about 654.38+10,000 square kilometers (accounting for 45% of the area of the Korean Peninsula), the main ethnic group is Korean, with a total population of about 5 1.45 million. The capital is Seoul.

South Korea is surrounded by the sea on three sides, the Yellow Sea in the west, the Korean Strait in the southeast and the Sea of Japan in the east, and it is adjacent to North Korea across the demilitarized zone of the 38th parallel.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Korean Geography