Chiaksan National Park

치악산국립공원, 雉岳山國立公園
Chiaksan National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location Gangwon-do, South Korea
Nearest city Wonju
Coordinates 37°19′48″N 128°02′49″E / 37.33°N 128.047°ECoordinates: 37°19′48″N 128°02′49″E / 37.33°N 128.047°E[1]
Area 181.57 km2 (70.10 sq mi)[2]
Established 31 December 1984
Governing body Korea National Park Service

Chiaksan National Park (Korean: 치악산국립공원, 雉岳山國立公園) is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 16th national park in 1984.[2] The park is named after the 1,288-metre (4,226 ft)[3] mountain Chiaksan, which in turn had its name changed from Jeokakasan to Chiaksan, meaning "Pheasant Peak Mountain", based on a myth about a man who saved a pheasant from being eaten by a snake.[4] The park is home to a total of 821 plant species and 2,364 animal species. Among the animals 34 are endangered, including the Flying squirrel and Hodgson's Bat.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chiaksan National Park protectedplanet.net
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Chiaksan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ↑ An Gyeong-ho (2003). 신 한국 100 명산 ('The New' 100 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). p. 427. ISBN 89-89917-07-7.
  4. ↑ Hae-Jin Lee, Cecilia (2010). Frommer's South Korea. Frommer's. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-470-59154-3.

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