Geochagundo

{{Short description|Archipelago in South Korea}}

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| name = Geochagundo

| native_name = 거차군도

| native_name_link = Korean language

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| location = Yellow Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|34.250|N|125.925|E|region:SK_type:isle|display=inline,title}}

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| archipelago = Geochagundo

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| country = South Korea

| country_admin_divisions_title = Province

| country_admin_divisions = South Jeolla

| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = County

| country_admin_divisions_1 = Jindo

| country_admin_divisions_title_2 = Township

| country_admin_divisions_2 = Jodo

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|hangul = 거차군도

|hanja = 巨次群島

|rr = Geochagundo

|mr = Kŏch'agundo

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Geochagundo ({{Korean|hangul=거차군도}}) is an archipelago{{cite web |url=http://english.knps.or.kr/Experience/Content.aspx?SEQUEN=14&ParkDiv=04&HikDiv02=02&MenuNum=2&Submenu=HikingCourses&Thirdmenu=02 |title=Jodo Course |publisher=Korea National Park |date= |access-date=12 June 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183919/http://english.knps.or.kr/Experience/Content.aspx?SEQUEN=14&ParkDiv=04&HikDiv02=02&MenuNum=2&Submenu=HikingCourses&Thirdmenu=02 |url-status=dead }} in the Yellow Sea, located about 30 km (19 mi) south-west of Jindo, in the administrative divisions of Donggeochado-ri and Seogeochado-ri, Jodo-myeon, Jindo County, South Jeolla Province.

Geochagundo consists of the islands Donggeochado (동거차도), Mangdo (망도), Bukdo (북도), Sangsongdo (상송도), Hasongdo (하송도), Songdo (송도), Seogeochado (서거차도), Sangjukdo (상죽도, 웃대섬), Hajukdo (하죽도, 아랫대섬), Hangdo (항도).

On 16 April 2014, the passenger ferry MV Sewol capsized north of the nearby island Byeongpungdo, drifted north while taking in water, and sank off the coast of Donggeochado.{{Cite news |author=Ralph Ellis, KJ Kwon and Greg Botelho |date=20 April 2014 |title=Transcript: Passengers couldn't escape South Korean ferry, crew member says |work=CNN World }}{{cite news |date=13 May 2014 |title=Gov't to give locals financial aid |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2989059 |access-date=13 June 2014 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily }}

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