Geoje

Kŏje is a large island off Korea's southern coast, its shores indented by bays and surrounded by smaller islands. In May 1592, shortly after the Japanese invasion, Admiral Yi Sunsin brought the Korean fleet to Okp'o on the island's eastern side. There his ships attacked a Japanese fleet, winning the first of his naval victories in the war. The island's sheltered waters made it an important setting for operations along the coast.