{{Short description|Island south of Jeju, South Korea}} {{Infobox islands |name = Gapado |image = Gapado (satellite image).jpg |image_caption = Satellite image (2015) |country = South Korea |country_admin_divisions_title = Province |country_admin_divisions = Jeju |country_admin_divisions_title_2 = City |country_admin_divisions_2 = Seogwipo |country_admin_divisions_title_3 = Town |country_admin_divisions_3 = Daejeong-eup |coordinates = {{coords|33|10|10|N|126|16|18|E|region:KR|display=inline,title}} |mapframe-zoom=12 |image_map = |website = {{URL|https://wonderfulis.co.kr/island_island/gapado/}} (in Korea) |area_km2=0.84 |coastline_km=4.2 |module = {{Infobox Korean/auto |child=yes |hangul=^가파도 |hanja=加波島 }} }} '''Gapado''' ({{Korean|hangul=가파도}}) is a small island {{Convert|2.2|km|mi|sp=us}} south of Jeju Island in South Korea. It is administered under Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo, Jeju Province.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Gapado Island (가파도) |url=http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/whereToGo/locIntrdn/locIntrdnList.do?vcontsId=77690&menuSn=351 |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Gapado Island (가파도) |language=en}}</ref> It has an area of {{Convert|0.84|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and a coastline length of {{Convert|4.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}. It first became regularly inhabited by humans in 1842. ''Haenyeo'', female divers of Jeju, go diving off the island's coasts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=가비아 호스팅 서비스:웹호스팅,웹메일호스팅,쇼핑몰호스팅,단독서버,동영상호스팅 |url=http://errdoc.gabia.io/403.html |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=errdoc.gabia.io}}</ref>
A ferry runs between the island and Moseulpo Port on Jeju twice daily.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref name=":0" />
== Gallery == <gallery> Gapado scenery.JPG|Scenery on the island (2012) Gapado 22.jpg|View from center of the island, southeast (2026) Gapado 16.jpg|Flowering green barley on the island (2026) Gapado 24.jpg|Cafes and stores for tourists (2026) Gapado 05.jpg|The coast (2026) </gallery>
== See also == * Marado – another island off the south coast of Jeju
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Category:Islands of Jeju Province
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