Geoje Island POW Camp Park
Geoje-do POW camp was a prisoner of war camp located on Geoje island at the southernmost part of Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. It is considered the largest of the UNC established camps.
- Park
- Description: prisoner of war camp during Korean War
- Address: 계룡로 61, 거제시, 고현동, 경상남도
- Also known as“Geoje Island prisoner of war camp”“Geoje POW Camp”“Historic Park of Geoje POW Camp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gyeryongsan (Mountain).
Gyeryongsan (Mountain)
Peak
Gyeryongsan is a mountain located in Geoje, South Korea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geoje and Okpo-dong.
Geoje
Geoje, formerly romanised as Koje, is an island in South Gyeongsang province, South Korea.
Okpo-dong
Quarter
Okpo-dong is a neighborhood in the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. Okpo-dong is situated 7 km east of Geoje Island POW Camp Park.
Geoje Island POW Camp Park
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Latitude
34.8761° or 34° 52′ 34″ north
Longitude
128.62453° or 128° 37′ 28″ east
Open location code
8Q6CVJGF+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Russian—“Geoje Island POW Camp Park” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “জিওজে যুদ্ধবন্দী শিবির”
- Chinese: “巨济岛俘虜收容所”
- Chinese: “巨济岛戰俘營”
- Chinese: “巨濟島俘虜收容所”
- Chinese: “巨濟島戰俘營”
- German: “Kriegsgefangenenlager Koje”
- Japanese: “巨済島事件”
- Japanese: “巨済島捕虜収容所”
- Japanese: “巨済捕虜収容所”
- Korean: “거제도포로수용소 폭동사건”
- Korean: “거제도포로수용소”
- Korean: “거제포로수용소 유적공원”
- Korean: “거제포로수용소”
- Korean: “반공 포로 석방”
- Russian: “Кодже-до”
- Russian: “Кочжедо (лагерь военнопленных)”
- Russian: “Кочжедо”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 거제랜드 and POW Camp Ruins.
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