Gapado

Gapado

Satellite image (2015)
Interactive map of Gapado
Geography
Coordinates	33°10′10″N 126°16′18″E / 33.16944°N 126.27167°E / 33.16944; 126.27167
Area	0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Coastline	4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Administration
South Korea
Province	Jeju
City	Seogwipo
Town	Daejeong-eup
Additional information
Official website	wonderfulis.co.kr/island_island/gapado/ (in Korea)
Korean name
Hangul	가파도
Hanja	加波島
RR	Gapado
MR	Kap'ado

Gapado (Korean: 가파도) is a small island 2.2 kilometers (1.4 mi) south of Jeju Island in South Korea. It is administered under Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo, Jeju Province.¹ It has an area of 0.84 km² (0.32 mi²) and a coastline length of 4.2 km (2.6 mi). It first became regularly inhabited by humans in 1842. Haenyeo, female divers of Jeju, go diving off the island's coasts.²

A ferry runs between the island and Moseulpo Port on Jeju twice daily.¹

The island is the location where the Dutch mariner Hendrick Hamel first became stranded in Korea in the 17th century. The island has a monument to Hamel.¹

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  Scenery on the island (2012)
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  View from center of the island, southeast (2026)
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  Flowering green barley on the island (2026)
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  Cafes and stores for tourists (2026)
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  The coast (2026)