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{{Short description|Group of islands in Yeosu, South Korea}} {{pp-move|small=yes}} [[File:PortHamiltonMap.png|thumb|200px|right|Port Hamilton]] '''Geomundo''' ({{Korean|hangul=거문도|hanja=巨文島/巨門島|rr=Geomundo|mr=Komundo}}), also known as '''Port Hamilton''', is a small group of [[island]]s in the [[Jeju Strait]] off the southern coast of the [[Korean Peninsula]], located approximately at {{coord|34|1|35|N|127|18|45|E|type:isle|display=inline,title}}. The islands are {{convert|12|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. There are three principal islands, the two larger ones, Sodo to the west (''Seo-do'', 서도, 西島) and Sunhodo to the east (''Dong-do'', 동도, 東島) forming a [[harbor]] with the smaller island in the center. On this central island, Observatory Island (or ''Go-do'', 고도, 古島), there was a [[Royal Navy|British naval]] [[Military base|base]] from 1885 to 1887. Today, the islands form a part of [[Samsan-myeon, Yeosu]] City, [[South Jeolla]] Province of South Korea, with the Samsan township offices located on Observation Island. The islands are also part of the [[Dadohaehaesang National Park]].
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