an island in the Pacific, about 60 miles off the south coast of Corea, N. Lat. (of Beaufort Island) 33° 9' 7", E. Long. 126° 56' 5": length, 45 miles; greatest breadth, 12. The surface is mountainous; and there is a peak in the centre as high as 6544 feet above the sea. Volcanic in its origin, the island is covered with dense forests in the higher regions; but the soil is in general light, and produces corn but scantily. The houses of the inhabitants resemble those of the Loo-Coo islanders; and there is a town called Moggan on the N. coast. Quelpaert is supposed to be used as a penal settlement of Corea.