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 |
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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
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Juniperus chinensis | |||
49 | Chinese Juniper habitat of Daepunggam
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Juniperus chinensis | |||
50 | Japanese Hemlock, Japanese White Pine, and Japanese Beech community of Taehadong
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Gyeongsangbuk-do | Ulleung County: Seo-myeon | Vegetable: Community | Pinus parviflora, Fagus multinervis |
51 | Cotoneaster wilsonii and Insular Abelia community of Dodong
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Gyeongsangbuk-do | Ulleung County: Ulleung-eup | Vegetable: Community | Cotoneaster wilsonii, Abelia insularis |
52 | Ulleungdo Chrysanthemum and Five-Ribbed Thyme community of Naridong
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Gyeongsangbuk-do | Ulleung County: Buk-myeon | Vegetable: Community | Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. lucidum, Thymus quinquecostatus var. japonica |
53 | Jindo Dog of Jindo
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Jeollanam-do | Jindo County | Animal, domestic | Canis familiaris |
[edit] 400-473
Number | Name (Korean name) |
Province | Location | Type | Scientific name |
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473 | Pine tree forest in Hahoe, Andong
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Gyeongsangbuk-do | Andong: Pungcheon-myeon | Vegetable: Forest | Pinus sp. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Search Results. Cultural Heritage Administration website. Retrieved on September 28, 2006.
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