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Jeju is the largest and most famous of Korea’s 3000 islands, a subtropical volcanic island alive with ancient legends and natural wonders. From most places on Jeju, one can see the soaring peak of Mount Hallasan (1950m), the highest mountain in Korea, which in spring is awash in a sea of blazing azaleas. At its summit lies a crystal clear crater, 700m wide called Baengnokdam, meaning “the water where white deer play.” Jeju island is famous for its hardy women divers whose ages range from early teens to well past sixty.