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Travel to the island of Jeju, which covers a total land area of about 1,810 square kilometers that is further divided into 8 populated isles and 54 unoccupied islets. Jeju Island is positioned at the 127°27°E in its eastern longitude of and towards the northern latitude at about 33°22°N. Jeju Island is located in the South Korea Strait, lying close to the Jeollanam-do Province, along its southwestern tip. As far as the Location of Jeju is concerned it expands itself to about 73km in width from the eastern to the western province and further expands about 31km in length from north to south. The Jeju Channel further alienates the Jeju Island, which is about 59km in width, diagonally navigating from Haenamgot of the Haenam Peninsula that lies in South Korea’s southern peninsula. Sasebo in Japan can be easily accessed from Jeju Island, which is situated about 250km. The adjoining point being the Yangtze in the Shanghai district, which is about 420km, as in sync with the distance maintained from Jeju Island and Seoul. As per the location of Jeju it is nestled in the central point of the triangle that formulates the South Korean Peninsula, the Japanese Islands and the Chinese continent. Jeju is ideally positioned wherein it helps the region to exchange diverse cultural ideas and ethics. Jeju Island was formed by volcanic eruptions that have its connection with the South Korean peninsula. This continental island witnessed a rise in the sea level due to volcanic outbursts that divided the land from the mainland and constituted the present island. The Location of Jeju determines the physical shape of the region to be in an oval shape, which appears as if a abalone shell has been positioned upside down. Tjeju Island witnessed the formation of Mt.Halla, which is embedded with about 500 General Rocks.
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