Namhaedo
{{Short description|Island in South Korea}}
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| name = Namhaedo
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| image_caption =View from the mountain Geumsan on the island (2008)
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| native_name = 남해도
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| location = Korea Strait
| coordinates = {{coord|34|47|N|127|55|E|display=inline,title|region:KR_type:isle_source:dewiki}}
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| area_km2 = 300
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| highest_mount = Mangun
| elevation_m = 786
| country = South Korea
| country_admin_divisions_title = Province
| country_admin_divisions = South Gyeongsang
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| country_largest_city = Namhae
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| ethnic_groups = Korean
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|image=Geumsan of Namhae, Korea.jpg}}
Namhaedo ({{Korean|hangul=남해도}}) or Namhae Island is the principal island of Namhae County, on the southern coast of South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is the fifth largest island in South Korea. Together with Changseon Island, it forms Namhae County. It is joined to land by Namhae Bridge.{{Citation |last=김 |first=주환 |title=남해도 (南海島) |work=Encyclopedia of Korean Culture |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0012280 |access-date=2024-06-11 |publisher=Academy of Korean Studies |language=ko}}
History
Namhaedo is where Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin died in 1598.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-09 |title=경남 남해① 남해대교 너머, 이순신 장군의 마지막을 기리다 |url=https://www.bizhankook.com/bk/article/22833 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=비즈한국 |language=ko}}
Chen Lin and Yi Sun-sin together helped defeat the Japanese at the Battle of Noryang, ending the Imjin War.