Donggeochado

Donggeochado (Korean: 동거차도), Donggeocha Island, or East Geocha Island, is a 2.91-square-kilometre (1.12 sq mi; 291 ha) island east of Seogeochado in the Geocha Archipelago in South Korea. It is part of the Dadohaehaesang National Park, and the waterway Maenggol Channel. Administratively it is located in Jindo County, South Jeolla Province, in the administrative division of Donggeochado-ri, Jodo-myeon.

Donggeochado
Hangul
동거차도
Hanja
東巨次島
Revised RomanizationDonggeochado
McCune–ReischauerTonggŏch'ado
Donggeochado

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.

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