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 .
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 477 metres (1,565 feet)
  • Description: island in South Korea
  • Also known as
    “Gagado”
    “Gageodo”
    “Kakyo To”
    “Shōkokusantō”
    “Shōkokuzan-tō”
    “Soheugsan Island”
    “Soheugsan-do”
    “Soheuksan-do”
    “Sohŭksan-do”
    “Syō-kokuzan Tō”

Ross Island

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Latitude
34.07143° or 34° 4′ 17″ north
Longitude
125.11373° or 125° 6′ 49″ east
Open location code
8Q6734C7+HF
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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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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