{"id":60456,"date":"2026-02-25T13:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=60456"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:25:59","slug":"jeju-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jeju-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeju Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Jeju Island Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Embassy of India in Seoul recently issued an advisory today addressing Indian nationals travelling to Jeju Island under the visa waiver scheme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Jeju Island<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>volcanic island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> off the coast of <\/span><b>South Korea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a s<\/span><b>pecial autonomous province<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of South Korea.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oval in shape, it is <\/span><b>Korea\u2019s largest and southernmost island.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>provincial capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the<\/span><b> city of Jeju.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The island was created entirely from volcanic eruptions approximately 2 million years ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>composed of a core of volcanic material <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><b>rises symmetrically<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the crest of <\/span><b>Mount Hallasan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (6,398 feet [1,950 meters]), which has a lake in its crater.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Mount Hallasan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>tallest mountain in South Korea <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a <\/span><b>dormant volcano.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">360 satellite volcanoes are around the main volcano.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>island\u2019s lava tubes and certain other volcanic formations (including Mount Hallasan)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were collectively designated a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/unesco-world-heritage-sites-in-india\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>UNESCO World Heritage site<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2007.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeju is bathed in <\/span><b>warm currents,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its oceanic climate supports some subtropical plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/travel\/indian-embassy-issues-jeju-island-travel-advisory-after-influencer-sachin-awasthi-detention-fiasco-11130506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeju Island is South Korea\u2019s largest volcanic island and a UNESCO World Heritage site. 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