Ganghwa Island

Summary

Ganghwa Island is an island^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ganghwa Island is located in Ganghwa County^[3].
• Ganghwa Island is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• Ganghwa Island is on the body of water Yellow Sea^[5].
• Ganghwa Island's image is recorded as Ganghwa1.jpg^[6].
• Ganghwa Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Ganghwa Island's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[8].
• Ganghwa Island's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39157098575372552814^[9].
• Ganghwa Island's locator map image is recorded as Ganghwa location.svg^[10].
• Ganghwa Island's IdRef ID is recorded as 233759573^[11].
• Ganghwa Island's part of is recorded as Gyeonggi Province^[12].
• Ganghwa Island's Commons category is recorded as Ganghwa Island^[13].
• Ganghwa Island's highest point is recorded as Manisan^[14].
• Ganghwa Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.71, 'lon': 126.44}^[15].
• Ganghwa Island's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06l6rm^[16].
• Ganghwa Island's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge1260578^[17].
• Ganghwa Island's page banner is recorded as Ganghwa Banner.jpg^[18].
• Ganghwa Island's population is recorded as {'amount': '+62021'}^[19].
• Ganghwa Island's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0035314^[20].
• Ganghwa Island's capital of is recorded as Goryeo^[21].
• Ganghwa Island's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Kanghwa-Island^[22].
• Ganghwa Island's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1843162^[23].
• Ganghwa Island's McCune–Reischauer romanization is recorded as Kanghwado^[24].
• Ganghwa Island's Revised Romanization is recorded as Ganghwado^[25].
• Ganghwa Island's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+27.2'}^[26].
• Ganghwa Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+302.4'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ganghwa Island is in the country of South Korea^[4]. It is located in Ganghwa County^[3]. It is on the body of water Yellow Sea^[5]. Its part of is recorded as Gyeonggi Province^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Ganghwa Island's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+302.4'}^[27]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+27.2'}^[26]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+62021'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[7] and human settlement^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ganghwa Island include Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876^[28], an unequal treaties^[29].

Why It Matters

Ganghwa Island ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876^[28], an unequal treaties^[29].