Geography
- Location
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is an isolated island south-west of the mainland of South Korea. It is located 154km from Mokpo, 304km from Busan, and 255.1km from Tsushima of Japan. To the east it is facing Tsushima and Janggi prefecture of Japan with the south sea and East China Sea in between. To the west, Jeju faces Shanghai, China with the East China Sea in between. To the south with the South China sea and to the north is the mainland of South Korea with the South Sea in between.
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province's location is southeast of South Korea. Being placed in the center of Northeast Asia has given it a very important geopolitical location in the past. In 1275 (Empire of Goryeo), the Tamna general headquarters of Won was established here. For more than one century it was the headquarters of the conquering Japanese. In the last Pacific war, many military facilities were established here. During the Korean War, the first army training camp was set up here. This is the historical evidence of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province's importance in location. - Location in water
Jeju is situated from 126Ëš08´43"E-126Ëš58´20" in longitude. The center meridian is 126Ëš33´. It is about 54´ west of the mainland's center meridian, 127Ëš27´30". Mokpo, Gunsan, Incheon, Manpo etc are located on the same center meridian as Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Excluding subsidiary islands, it ranges from 33Ëš11´27"N-33Ëš33´50"N in latitude. Its center latitude line is 33Ëš22´29"N.
