Jeju

Built around Jeju Island’s volcanic core, Jeju-do grew into South Korea’s largest island province. Hallasan, rising to 1,947 metres at the island’s centre, slopes down toward a coastline marked by basalt cliffs, small bays and beaches. Lava has shaped much of the terrain, and the island’s lava-tube system forms part of the UNESCO-listed Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes World Heritage site. The sea remains central to local life, especially in the traditions of the haenyeo, women divers who harvest seafood without breathing apparatus; their culture is on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Browse webcams nearby to see how Jeju-do belongs within the island waters south of the Korean Peninsula.

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