Jeju Island
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Summary
Jeju Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,461 views/month, #29 of 7,296).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jeju Province[3]
- Country: South Korea[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Capital: Jeju[6]
- Commons category: Jeju Island[7]
- Highest point: Hallasan[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jeju Island[9]
- Population: 583,284[10]
- Visitors per year: 15,000,000[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Native label: 제주도[16]
- Different from: Cheju-do (South Jeolla)[17], Jeju Province[18], Jeju[19]
- Length: 73 km[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 1950 m[21]
- Area: 1848 km²[22]
- Width: 31 km[23]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/republic-of-korea/jeju-island/[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Jeju Island include Jeju dog[25], a dog breed[26]; it military aircraft crash[27], an aircraft crash[28], in South Korea[29]; Mankyua chejuensis[30], a taxon[31]; and Campiglossa quelpartensis[32], a taxon[33].
Why It Matters
Jeju Island has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Jeju dog[25], a dog breed[26]; it military aircraft crash[27], an aircraft crash[28], in South Korea[29]; Mankyua chejuensis[30], a taxon[31]; and Campiglossa quelpartensis[32], a taxon[33].