Ross Island

Gageodo, also known as Soheuksando due to its location near Heuksan-do, is the southwestern-most island of South Korea in the Yellow Sea. It is within the administrative boundaries of Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, , and is connected by the Namhae Star ferry to the city of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in South Korea
  • Also known as: Gagado”, “Gageodo”, “Kakyo To”, “Shōkokusantō”, “Shōkokuzan-tō”, “Soheugsan Island”, “Soheugsan-do”, “Soheuksan-do”, “Sohŭksan-do”, and “Syō-kokuzan Tō

Ross Island

Latitude
34.07143° or 34° 4′ 17″ north
Longitude
125.11373° or 125° 6′ 49″ east
Elevation
477 metres (1,565 feet)
Open location code
8Q6734C7+HF
Geo­Names ID
1836599
Wiki­data ID
Q495194
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Ross Island” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Gageodo
  • Achinese: Soheugsan Island
  • Cebuano: Soheugsan Island
  • Chinese: 가가도
  • Chinese: 가거도
  • Chinese: 可佳岛
  • Chinese: 可佳島
  • Chinese: 可居岛
  • Chinese: 可居島
  • Chinese: 嘉佳岛
  • Chinese: 嘉佳島
  • Dutch: Gageodo
  • French: Gageo-do
  • French: Gageodo
  • French: île de Gageo
  • French: Île de Gageo
  • Indonesian: Gageodo
  • Indonesian: Soheugsan Island
  • Japanese: 可居島
  • Japanese: 小黒山島
  • Korean: 가거도
  • Korean: 소흑산도
  • Literary Chinese: 可居島
  • Portuguese: Gageodo
  • Slovenian: Gageo-do
  • Spanish: Gageodo
  • Swedish: Gageodo
  • Swedish: Soheugsan Island
  • Vietnamese: Gageodo
  • Yue Chinese: 可居島

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