Hanwha Ocean in Okpo and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Gohyeon are both located on Geoje Island.

Various artifacts dating back to the Neolithic era have been found at archaeological digs on Naedo, Sandaldo, and Isudo.

While no written history can be found from this era, the digs show evidence of numerous small establishments along the coasts.

In 1170, Uijong of Goryeo secretly escaped to Geoje when Chŏng Chung-bu raised a rebellion against him, instating his brother, Myeongjong as king.

Geoje served as a strategic location in preparation of the naval forces for the Gihae Eastern Expedition (기해동정) of Tsushima Island in 1419 by the Korean general Yi Jong Mu.

At the time of the Seven-Year War in 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin gained a great naval victory against Japanese invaders near the town of Okpo in Geoje.

Yi was referred to by his noble title, "Chung Mu Gong," which roughly translates into English as "Earner of Great National Respect."

Due to the continued industry, Geoje largely escaped the negative impacts of the Asian market crash of 1997.

Another popular tourist attraction at Haegeumgang-do (located southeast of Geoje) is the Sipja Donggul Cave.

Geoje is the second largest island in Korea, so discovering these locations is most easily done using a tourist map.

It was the site of a prison riot on May 8, 1952, which is the topic of Chinese-American writer Ha Jin's fictional War Trash.

Pyewang fortress is regarded as the South Gyeongsang Province's 11th cultural treasure, and National Historical Site no.

It commemorates the great victory over the invading Japanese navy by the honored general Yi Sun-sin on May 7, 1592.

The Geoje Shipbuilding Marine Cultural Center is an independently established combination of a Fishing Village Folk Museum and Shipbuilding Theme park museum located in Jisepo village, Ilunmyeon (지세포리, 일운면).

The Hill of Wind (바람의 언덕) is located in Galgot village, Nambumyeon (거제시 남부면 갈곶리).

[14] There are various shipbuilding docks which provide tours from the Daewoo and Samsung corporation located in both Gohyeon and Okpo.

It offers a choice of several restaurants, karaoke rooms, billiards, table tennis and other entertainment options.

The cumulative area of Geoje is 402.3 km2, with Dongbu-myeon (동부면) being the widest, and Majeon-dong (마전동) being the narrowest.

It now divided into the separate dongs of Gohyeon-dong, Jangpyeong-dong, Sangmundong-dong, and Suyang-dong The industrial area of Geoje has the highest man to women worker ratio in South Gyeongsang.

Geoje experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa/Cwa), and temperatures reaching below zero degrees Celsius in winter are frequent during December to February.

Due to Geoje's coastal sub-tropical location, the area grows and harvests several different crops, some of which are uncommon in most of Korea.