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The following is a list of major islands of South Korea, the Republic of Korea, arranged by body of water and then by province.

South Korea is mostly surrounded by water and has of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (called Sohae ; in South Korea, literally means west sea), to the south is the East China Sea, and to the east is the East Sea (Sea of Japan) (called Donghae ; in South Korea, literally means east sea)<!--See Wikipedia: Naming conventions (Korean)#Sea of Japan (East Sea)-->. Geographically, South Korea's landmass is approximately .

South Korea occupies the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula, and has more islands than North Korea. Most of the islands of South Korea are on its west and south coasts. South Jeolla Province has the most islands among South Korea and Korean peninsula. Other well known islands of South Korea are Jeju Island, Dokdo, Geojedo, Marado, and Heuksando for tourism.

In accordance with the Constitution of South Korea, all of the islands controlled by the DPRK are wholly claimed by the ROK. On the other hand, according to the Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, all of the islands controlled by the ROK are wholly claimed by the DPRK. This causes the tension between North and South Korea with islands such as Baengnyeongdo.

Generally, name of islands of South Korea have do or seom at the end of the word. These notable two words mean island or islet in Korean language. For example, Jeju-do means Jeju Island and Hyeongjaeseom means Hyeongjae island.

Incheon Metropolitan city

thumb|Map of Incheon

thumb|Map of Ganghwa

Ganghwa county

  • Boreumdo
  • Achado
  • Bido
  • Maldo
  • Suribong
  • Yongrando
  • Donggeomdo
  • Ganghwado
  • Eoyujeongdo
  • Gogado
  • Maeumdo
  • Songgado
  • Gyodongdo
  • Jumundo
  • Bunjido
  • Seokdo
  • Suseom
  • Susido
  • Seogeomdo
  • Goiriseom
  • Mibeopdo
  • Nabdo
  • Seongmodo
  • Ddannapseom
  • Daeseom
  • Daesongdo
  • Dolseom
  • Gijangseom
  • Sosongdo
  • Woodo

thumb|Map of Ongjin

Ongjin county

  • Baegado
  • Beolseom
  • Budo
  • Doryangdo
  • Gyeseom
  • Gwando
  • Gwangdaedo
  • Jido
  • Meongaeseom
  • Nabdo
  • Oseom
  • Uldo
  • Baengnyeongdo
  • Daecheongdo
  • Daechojido
  • Daeijakdo
  • Deokjeokdo
  • Meokdo
  • Dongbaekdo
  • Eopyungdo
  • Gabjukdo
  • Gado
  • Gakheuldo
  • Anggakheuldo
  • Tonggakheuldo
  • Jungtonggakheuldo
  • Sotonggakheuldo
  • Gureopdo
  • Hangdo
  • Jangbongdo
  • Amseodo
  • Bigajido
  • Dongmando
  • Sado
  • Seomando
  • Seonmido
  • Wado
  • Jawoldo
  • Modo
  • Mungapdo
  • Mungtungdo
  • Odo
  • Saseungbongdo
  • Seongapdo
  • Seonjaedo
  • Cheukdo
  • Oihangdo
  • Seungbongdo
  • Gumdo
  • Budo
  • Sanggonggyungdo
  • Sido
  • Sindo
  • Socheongdo
  • Sochojido
  • Sogado
  • Soijakdo
  • Yeongheungdo
  • Yeonpyeongdo
  • Daeyeonpyeongdo
  • Soyeonpyeongdo
  • Chaekdo
  • Moido
  • Kujido
  • Geodo
  • Soyado

Other

  • Jakyakdo
  • Muuido
  • Palmido
  • Silmido
  • Se-eodo
  • Songdo (Artificial island)
  • Yongyudo, Yeongjongdo—now joined together by Incheon International Airport

Gyeonggi Province

thumb|Map of Gyeonggi province

Ansan city

  • Bultando
  • Daebudo
  • Pungdo
  • Seongamdo
  • Yukdo

Hwaseong city

  • Eodo
  • Gukhwado
  • Hyungdo
  • Jebudo
  • Ueumdo

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province

thumb|Map of Gangwon province

Within Chuncheon city

  • Namiseom
  • Bungeosom
  • Jungdo

Within Hwacheon county

  • Bungeosom

South Chungcheong Province

thumb|Map of South chungcheong province

Dangjin

  • Daejodo
  • Haengdando
  • Nanjido

Seosan

  • Bunjeomdo
  • Ganwoldo
  • Gopado
  • Jeodo
  • Ungdo
  • Woodo
  • docdo

Taean

  • Ando
  • Anmyeondo
  • Dujido
  • Gauido
  • Gyeokryeolbi Islands
  • Bukgyeokryeolbido
  • Donggyeokryeolbido
  • Seogyeokryeolbido
  • Hwangdo
  • Jukdo
  • Mado
  • Napasudo
  • Oedo
  • Oepasudo
  • Ongdo
  • Sinjindo

Hongseong

  • Jukdo

Boryeong

  • Bingdo
  • Chudo
  • Godaedo
  • Heoyukdo
  • Hodo
  • Hyojado
  • Janggodo
  • Jukdo
  • Nokdo
  • Oeyeongdo
  • Sapsido
  • Sodo
  • Songdo
  • Wonsando
  • Woldo
  • Yukdo

Seocheo

  • Yubudo

North Jeolla Special Self-Governing Province

thumb|Map of North Jeolla province

Gochang County

  • Daejukdo
  • Sojukdo
  • Ssangyeodo
  • Jukdo

Gunsan city

  • Gaeyado
  • Gogunsan archipelago
  • Geumrando
  • Seonyudo
  • Seokdo
  • Sipyeedongpado
  • Eocheongdo
  • Yeondo
  • Jukdo
  • Guido

Buan county

  • Naejodo
  • Dalludo
  • Daehyeongjaedo
  • Ddanjeonggeumdo
  • Sangwangdeungdo
  • Saehangdo
  • Sikdo
  • Waejodo
  • Waechido
  • Wido
  • Hawangdeungdo

Imsil county

  • Bungeoseom

Jeongeup county

  • Hwangtoseom

South Jeolla Province

thumb|Map of South Jeolla province

Goheung county

  • Aedo
  • Araetdonbae-seom
  • Daehangdo
  • Deukryangdo
  • Geogeumdo
  • Gokdudo
  • Jinjiwaedo
  • Jukdo
  • Mokdo
  • Narodo
  • Naenarodo
  • Oenarodo
  • Naewaemuldo
  • Nohwado
  • Sorokdo
  • and many other islets

Gwangyang city

  • Baealdo

Jindo county

  • Byeongpungdo
  • Jindo
  • Maenggolgundo
  • Modo
  • and many other islets

Muan county

  • Samhakdo
  • Banwoldo
  • Anjwado

Sinan county

  • Aphaedo
  • Anjwado
  • Amtaedo
  • Biguemdo
  • Dochodo
  • Gageodo
  • Hauido
  • Heuksando
  • Hongdo
  • Hwa-do
  • Imjado
  • Jaeundo
  • Jjdo
  • Sinuido
  • Uido
  • and many other islets

Wando county

  • Bogildo
  • Cheongsando
  • Gadeokdo
  • Gogeumdo
  • Joyakdo
  • Judo
  • Saengildo
  • Sinjido
  • Wan-do
  • Yeoseo-do
  • Sinjido

Yeonggwang county

  • Anma-do
  • Choramdo

Yeosu city

  • Dolsando
  • Gadeokdo
  • Geumodo
  • Jangdo
  • Janggundo
  • Odongdo
  • Port Hamilton (Geomundo)
  • Sodo (Seodo)
  • Sunhodo (Dongdo)
  • Sangtedo

Others

  • Gageo Reef (Gageocho)
  • Parangcho
  • Socotra Rock (Leodo)

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

thumb|Map of Jeju

Jeju city

  • Biyangdo
  • Chagwido
  • Chuja Gundo (Chuja archipelago)
  • Gapado
  • Gwantaldo

Seogwipo city

  • Beomseom
  • Supseom
  • Marado
  • Udo
  • Hyeongjeseom

South Gyeongsang Province

thumb|Map of South Gyeongsang province

Within Hadong-gun

  • Mado
  • Daedo
  • Jangdo
  • Jujiseom

Within Namhae-gun

  • Namhaedo
  • Changseondo
  • Jodo
  • Hodo
  • Nodo
  • Sochido
  • Maando

Within Sacheon-si

  • Woldeungdo
  • Sinsudo

Within Goseong-gun

  • Anjangseom
  • Jarando
  • Wado
  • Witdaehoseom
  • Patseom

Within Tongyeong

thumb|Ogokdo in 1981

  • Suudo
  • Saryangdo
  • Araetseom
  • Dumido
  • Hanodaedo
  • Yokjido
  • Chudo
  • Bongdo
  • Udo
  • Yeonhwado
  • Jwasarido
  • Sojanggundo
  • Mireukdo
  • Yeondaedo
  • Naebujido
  • Oebujido
  • Hakrimdo
  • Ogokdo
  • Gukdo
  • Jido
  • Hwado
  • Jukdo
  • Hansando
  • Bijindo
  • Sojido
  • Bisando
  • Eoeuido
  • Sudo
  • Jwado
  • Yongchodo
  • Songdo
  • Chubongdo
  • Jukdo
  • Jangsado
  • Daedeokdo
  • Gawangdo
  • Maemuldo
  • Somaemuldo

Busan Metropolitan city

Yeongdo district

  • Yeongdo
  • Jodo

North Gyeongsang Province

thumb|Map of North Gyeongsang province

Within Sangju

  • Gyeongcheonseom

Within Andong

  • Budleseom

thumb|Map of Ulleung island

Ulleung County

  • Ulleungdo
  • Jukdo
  • Kwanundo
  • Dokdo (Dongdo, Seodo)

Pohang city

  • Samjeongseom
  • Jakdothumb|Map of Dokdo

Seoul Metropolitan city

Within Han river

  • Bamseom
  • Nodeulseom
  • Sebitseom
  • Seonyudo
  • Yeouido

Number of islands by administrative divisions

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! rowspan=3 align=center | Provincial-level division

! rowspan=2 colspan=2 align=center | Extension of<br>shore

! colspan=9 align=center | Islands

! colspan=2 align=center | Islands with people

|-

! colspan=3 align=center | Total

! colspan=3 align=center | Islands with people

! colspan=3 align=center | Islands without people

! rowspan=2 align=center | Houses

! rowspan=2 align=center | Population

|-

! align=center | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! align=center | Area (sq&nbsp;mi)

! align=center | Number

! align=center | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! align=center | Area (sq&nbsp;mi)

! align=center | Number

! align=center | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! align=center | Area (sq&nbsp;mi)

! align=center | Number

! align=center | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! align=center | Area (sq&nbsp;mi)J

|-

| Incheon

|

| align=right | 154

|

| align=right | 42

|

| align=right | 112

|

| align=right | 33,046

| align=right | 94,172

|-

| Gyeonggi Province

|

| align=right | 65

|

| align=right | 11

|

| align=right | 54

|

| align=right | 2,768

| align=right | 7,215

|-

| South Chungcheong Province

|

| align=right | 261

|

| align=right | 37

|

| align=right | 224

|

| align=right | 6,867

| align=right | 20,26

|-

| North Jeolla Province

|

| align=right | 109

|

| align=right | 26

|

| align=right | 83

|

| align=right | 1,985

| align=right | 6,468

|-

| South Jeolla Province

|

| align=right | 2210

|

| align=right | 278

|

| align=right | 1,688

|

| align=right | 78,071

| align=right | 219,542

|-

| South Gyeongsang Province

|

| align=right | 428

|

| align=right | 82

|

| align=right | 346

|

| align=right | 99,673

| align=right | 313,551

|-

| Busan

|

| align=right | 82

|

| align=right | 6

|

| align=right | 76

|

| align=right | 119,402

| align=right | 384,366

|-

| Ulsan

|

| align=right | 8

|

| align=right | –

| align=right | – ||align=right| –<!--placeholder: delete "||align=right| –" when adding a value"-->

| align=right | 8

|

| align=right | –

| align=right | –

|-

| North Gyeongsang Province

|

| align=right | 47

|

| align=right | 4

|

| align=right | 43

|

| align=right | 3,840

| align=right | 10,426

|-

| Gangwon Province

|

| align=right | 32

|

| align=right | –

| align=right | – ||align=right| –<!--placeholder: delete "||align=right| –" when adding a value"-->

| align=right | 32

|

| align=right | –

| align=right | –

|-

| Jeju Province

|

| align=right | 63

|

| align=right | 8

|

| align=right | 55

|

| align=right | 2,232

| align=right | 5,98

|-

| Total

|

| align=right | 3,459

|

| align=right | 494

|

| align=right | 2,721

|

| align=right | 347,884

| align=right | 1,061,984

|-

|}

List of islands by area

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" color:white

|-

!rowspan=2 align="center" style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| #

!rowspan=2 style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| Name

!rowspan=2 style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| Korean Name

!rowspan=2 style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| Hanja Name

!rowspan=2 style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| Location

!colspan=2 style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| Area

|-

!style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| km<sup>2</sup>

!style="color:white;background-color:#A7C0DA;"| sq&nbsp;mi

|-

| 1 || Jejudo || 제주도 || || Jeju Province ||

|-

| 2 || Geojedo || 거제도 || || Geoje ||

|-

| 3 || Jindo || 진도 || || Jindo County ||

|-

| 4 || Ganghwado || 강화도 || || Ganghwa County ||

|-

| 5 || Namhaedo || 남해도 || || Namhae County ||

|-

| 6 || Anmyeondo || 안면도 || || Taean County ||

|-

| 7 || Yeongjongdo || 영종도 || || Jung District, Incheon ||

|-

| 8 || Wando || 완도 || || Wando County ||

|-

| 9 || Ulleungdo || 울릉도 || || Ulleung County ||

|-

| 10 || Dolsando || 돌산도 || || Yeosu ||

|-

| 11 || Geogeumdo || 거금도 || || Goheung County ||

|-

| 12 || Jido || 지도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 13 || Changseondo || 창선도 || || Namhae County ||

|-

| 14 || Jaeundo || 자은도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 15 || Baengnyeongdo || 백령도 || || Ongjin County ||

|-

| 16 || Aphaedo || 압해도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 17 || Anjwado || 안좌도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 18 || Gyodongdo || 교동도 || || Ganghwa County ||

|-

| 19 || Biguemdo || 비금도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 20 || Gogeumdo || 고금도 || || Wando County ||

|-

| 21 || Dochodo || 도초도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 22 || Seokmodo || 석모도 || || Ganghwa County ||

|-

| 23 || Imjado || 임자도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 24 || Amtaedo || 암태도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 25 || Cheongsando || 청산도 || || Wando County ||

|-

| 26 || Bogildo || 보길도 || || Wando County ||

|-

| 27 || Sinuido || 신의도 || || Sinan County ||

|-

| 28 || Sinjido || 신지도 || || Wando County ||

|-

| 29 || Joyakdo || 조약도 || || Wando County ||

|-

| 30 || Geumodo || 금오도 || || Yeosu ||

|}

See also

  • List of islands
  • Geography of Korea
  • Geography of North Korea
  • Geography of South Korea
  • List of islands of North Korea

References