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Seoraksan

Seoraksan (Korean: 설악산) is a mountain in the north-eastern Gangwon-do, South Korea. The mountain is about 1,708 meters (5,604 feet) high.[1] The highest peak of the mountain is Daecheongbong Peak (대청봉).[1] Seoraksan became the fifth national park in South Korea in 1970.[2]

Gongnyong Ridge as seen from Sinseonbong Peak.jpg
Gongnyong Ridge in Seoraksan
Elevation1,708 metres (5,604 ft)
Location
LocationGangwon-do, South Korea
Seoraksan
Hangul설악산
Hanja雪嶽山
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Geography

Gongnyong Ridge (공룡능선) is a mountain ridge in Seoraksan. It divides the mountain into Oaeseorak (Outer Seorak) and Naeseorak (Inner Seorak). Oaeseorak is the north-eastern area of Seoraksan, and Naeseorak is the north-western area of Seoraksan. The southern area of the mountain is called Namseorak.[3]

Animals and plants

 
long-tailed goral

About 1,562 species of animals are living in Seoraksan.[4] Long-tailed goral is the animal representing the mountain. About 250 long-tailed gorals are living in Seoraksan, and the Korea National Park Service has restored this species since 2007.[5]

Also, there are about 1,013 species of plants in Seoraksan.[4] Siberian dwarf pine is the flagship species of Seoraksan,[6] and they mainly live near Daecheongbong Peak.[5] To protect the species, the area near Daecheongbong Peak has been special protected area since 2007.[5] The Korea National Park Service has restored the species since 2012.[7]

Famous sights

Ridges

 
Yongajangseong

Gongnyong Ridge

Gongnyong Ridge (Dinosaur Ridge, 공룡능선) is a mountain ridge located between Madeungryeong (마등령) and Muneomigogae (무너미고개). The name means that it looks like a dinosaur's back.[8]

Yongajangseong

Yongajangseong (용아장성) is located in Naeseorak. 'Yonga' means 'dragon's teeth' in Korean, and rocks at Yongajangseong look like them.[9] It is illegal to hike along this ridge.[10]

Seoraksan Media

  • This map shows the location of both en:Kumgang-san in en:North Korea and en:Seorak-san in en:South Korea. Drawn myself.

  • Ulsanbawi, Seoraksan National Park.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in Korean) 1억 년 세월이 조각한 대자연의 걸작, ‘국민 관광지’ 설악산. 경향신문. https://www.khan.co.kr/life/travel/article/200902231145192. Retrieved 10 August 2021. 
  2. ↑ "공원안내". 설악산국립공원 (in Korean). Retrieved 9 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "“설악 비경을 다 감상할 수 있어요!”" (in ko). 아웃도어뉴스. 1 January 2011. http://www.outdoornews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3670. Retrieved 27 October 2021. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (in Korean) [문화재, 사람에게 말을걸다 17. 설악산]. 강원도민일보. http://www.kado.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=497699. Retrieved 10 August 2021. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "깃대종". 국립공원공단 (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Mount Sorak". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "설악산 대청봉일대 국내 유일 눈잣나무 서식지 복원". Ministry of Environment (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ "설악산 공룡능선 무박 종주 산행" (in ko). 아웃도어뉴스. 1 September 2020. http://www.outdoornews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=32021. Retrieved 27 October 2021. 
  9. ↑ "출입 금지 절벽 오르다 2명 추락사...단풍철 설악산 사고 급증" (in ko). YTN. 3 October 2021. https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0115_202110031902096094. Retrieved 27 October 2021. 
  10. ↑ "설악산 '용아장성'은 어떻게 죽음의 능선이 되었나?". 월간산 (in 한국어). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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