Natural monuments of South Korea

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This is a partial list of the natural monuments of South Korea, as designated by the Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea. As of December 2006, a total of 473 natural monuments had been designated; of these, 394 were still on the list, while the others had been removed for various reasons.

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Number Name
(Korean name)
Province Location Type Scientific name
1 Dalseong forest of oriental arborvitae Daegu Dong-gu: Do-dong Vegetable: Forest Thuja orientalis
8 Lacebark pine of Jae-dong Seoul Jongno-gu: Jae-dong Vegetable: Tree Pinus bungeana
9 Lacebark pine of Susong-dong Seoul Jongno-gu: Susong-dong Vegetable: Tree Pinus bungeana
11 Habitat of the white-bellied black woodpecker Gyeonggi-do Namyangju: Gwangneung Animal: Bird habitat
13 Breeding ground of herons in Jincheon Chungcheongbuk-do Jincheon Animal: Bird habitat Ardea cinerea
18 Natural habitat of spleenwort on Samdo Jeju-do Seogwipo: Samdo Vegetable: Community Asplenium antiguum
19 Natural habitat of crinum lily in Gujwa-eup Jeju-do Jeju City: Gujwa-eup Vegetable: Community Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum
27 Habitat of eels in Seogwipo Jeju-do Seogwipo Animal: Fish habitat Anguilla marmorata
28 Evergreen forest of Judo Jeollanam-do Wando: Judo Vegetable: Forest
29 Evergreen forest of Mijo-ri Gyeongsangnam-do Namhae Vegetable: Forest
30 Gingko tree of Yongmunsa Temple Gyeonggi-do Yangpyeong Vegetable: Tree Gingko biloba
35 Pseudo-hackberry in Daegu-myeon Jeollanam-do Gangjin: Daegu-myeon Vegetable: Tree Celtis japonica
36 Asian fringe tree of Ssangam-myeon Jeollanam-do Suncheon: Ssangam-myeon Vegetable: Tree Chionanthus retusus
38 Higna cherry tree of Hwaeomsa Temple Jeollanam-do Gurye Vegetable: Tree Prunus pendula
39 Torreya tree of Byeongyeong-myeon Jeollanam-do Gangjin: Byeongyeong-myeon Vegetable: Tree
40 Evergreen forest at Yesong-ri Jeollanam-do Wando Vegetable: Forest
48 Chinese Juniper habitat of Tonggumi


(통구미의 향나무자생지)

Juniperus chinensis
49 Chinese Juniper habitat of Daepunggam


(대풍감의 향나무자생지)

Juniperus chinensis
50 Japanese Hemlock, Japanese White Pine, and Japanese Beech community of Taehadong


(대하동의 솔송나무,섬잣나무 및 너도밤나무군락)

Gyeongsangbuk-do Ulleung County: Seo-myeon Vegetable: Community Pinus parviflora, Fagus multinervis
51 Cotoneaster wilsonii and Insular Abelia community of Dodong


(도동의 섬개야광나무, 섬댕강나무군락)

Gyeongsangbuk-do Ulleung County: Ulleung-eup Vegetable: Community Cotoneaster wilsonii, Abelia insularis
52 Ulleungdo Chrysanthemum and Five-Ribbed Thyme community of Naridong


(나리동의 울릉국화,섬백리향군락)

Gyeongsangbuk-do Ulleung County: Buk-myeon Vegetable: Community Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. lucidum, Thymus quinquecostatus var. japonica
53 Jindo Dog of Jindo


(진도의 진돗개)

Jeollanam-do Jindo County Animal, domestic Canis familiaris

[edit] 400-473

Number Name
(Korean name)
Province Location Type Scientific name
473 Pine tree forest in Hahoe, Andong


(안동하회마을만송정숲)

Gyeongsangbuk-do Andong: Pungcheon-myeon Vegetable: Forest Pinus sp.

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