Naejangsan National Park

Naejangsan National Park
내장산국립공원, 內藏山國立公園
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Coordinates [1]
Area 81.45 km2 (31.45 sq mi)[2]
Established 17 November 1971
Governing body Korea National Parks Service
Official website
Naejangsan
National parks of South Korea (twenty)
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.

Naejangsan National Park (Korean: 내장산국립공원, 內藏山國立公園) is located in the provinces of Jeollabuk-do and Jeollanam-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 8th national park in 1971.[2] It is named after the 763-metre (2,503 ft) mountain Naejangsan.[2] The park is home to a total of 919 plant species and 1,880 animal species. 12 of the animals are endangered.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Naejangsan National Park". protectedplanet.net. http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Naejangsan_National_Park. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Naejangsan: Intro". Korea National Parks Service. http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Naejangsan/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 

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Historical national parks