Geoje Island (거제도, 巨濟島, giant.cross.island) is the principal island of Geoje City, on the southern coast of Gyeongsangnam-do province. It is joined to land by a causeway from nearby Tongyeong. Shinhyeon (신현) is the largest town on the island.
Geoje Island covers an area of 378.795 km², making it one of the largest islands in South Korea. The landscape features several peaks: Garan (580m), Gyerong (554.9m), the skirmisher mountain (465.5m), Daegeum (437.5m) and Guksa-bong (400m). Geoje-do is known for its rich deposits of granite. The southern belt of Geoje-do, together with part of Namhae-do in Namhae county, belongs to Hallyeo Maritime National Park.
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