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The Korean Archipelago is a group of about 3,500 islands in the South Sea of Korea, just off the coast of southwestern Корейский архипелаг
The Korean Archipelago is a group of about 3,500 islands in the South Sea of Korea, just off the coast of southwestern Korean Peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
. The largest islands are Jindo, Namhaedo
Namhaedo or Namhae Island is the principal island of Namhae County, on the southern coast of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the fifth largest island in South Korea. Together with Changseon Island, it forms Namhae County. It is jo ...
and Geojedo
Geojedo or Geoje Island (also McCune–Reischauer: Kŏje Island) is the principal island of Geoje City, on the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do province, South Korea. It is joined to land by two bridges from nearby Tongyeong. Gohyeon is t ...
, each more than in area.Great Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia'' (GSE; ) is one of the largest Russian-language encyclopedias, published in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1990. After 2002, the encyclopedia's data was partially included into the later ''Bolshaya rossiyskaya e ...
Administration
Administratively the group falls in South Jeolla Province and South Gyeongsang Province.See also
*Dadohaehaesang National Park
Dadohaehaesang National Park () was designated in 1981 as the largest national park in South Korea. The total area is with being marine area and being land area. Main attractions of Dadohaehaesang National Park are Hongdo, Heuksando and Baek ...
References
Archipelagoes of South Korea Landforms of the Yellow Sea {{SouthKorea-geo-stub