Seoraksan
| Seoraksan | |
|---|---|
 Gongnyong Ridge in Seoraksan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,708 metres (5,604 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°07′09″N 128°27′55″E / 38.1191150°N 128.4652846°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gangwon-do, South Korea |
| Seoraksan | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seoraksan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏraksan |
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]
Geography
[change | change source]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
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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
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Gongnyong Ridge
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1억 년 세월이 조각한 대자연의 걸작, '국민 관광지' 설악산" (in Korean). 경향신문. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "공원안내". 설악산국립공원 (in Korean). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ↑ ""설악 비경을 다 감상할 수 있어요!"". 아웃도어뉴스 (in Korean). 1 January 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "[문화재, 사람에게 말을걸다] 17. 설악산" (in Korean). 강원도민일보. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "깃대종". 국립공원공단 (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mount Sorak". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "설악산 대청봉일대 국내 유일 눈잣나무 서식지 복원". Ministry of Environment (in Korean). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ↑ "설악산 공룡능선 무박 종주 산행". 아웃도어뉴스 (in Korean). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "출입 금지 절벽 오르다 2명 추락사...단풍철 설악산 사고 급증". YTN (in Korean). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "설악산 '용아장성'은 어떻게 죽음의 능선이 되었나?". 월간산 (in Korean). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
Other websites
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Media related to Seoraksan at Wikimedia Commons- Seoraksan National Park
