National parks of South Korea

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The national parks of South Korea are preserved parcels of public land in South Korea, on which most forms of development are prohibited. They cover a total of 6.6% of the country's area, and are typically located in mountainous or coastal regions. The country's largest mountain park is Jirisan National Park in the southwest; this was also the first national park to be designated, in 1967. The largest marine park is Dadohae; it has an area of more than 2,200 km², but almost all of this is water. The smallest park is Wolchulsan, with an area of only 56.1 km².

The parks are overseen by the Korea National Parks Authority, established in 1987. The Authority operates its own police force, and since 1998 has been under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment. It was previously under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Construction.

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[edit] Land-based parks

[edit] Marine parks

  • Dadohae Haesang National Park, Jeollanam-do, 2,321.51 km² (1,986.68 km² water).
  • Hallyeo Haesang National Park, Jeollanam-do and Gyeongsangnam-do, 545.63 km² (395.48 km² water).
  • Taean-haean National Park, Chungcheongnam-do, 326.57 km² (289.54 km² water).

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