Hallasan Natural Reserve, Jeju
漢拏山 天然保護區域
제주특별자치도 제주도 일원
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.182
- Category
- 동식물
- Designated year
- 1966
- Location
- 제주도 일원, 제주특별자치도— 제주특별자치도 제주도 일원
- Coordinates
- 33.368331, 126.558521
Description
Hallasan Mountain Natural Reserve is 600~1,300m above sea level centering on Hallasan Mountain. It includes some valleys and a few areas where special plants grow. At 1,950m above sea level, Hallasan Mountain is the highest volcanic mountain in South Korea with 360 parasite volcanoes. Its geography is shaped by volcanic eruptions. Hallasan Mountain has various plant distributions according to its height. At the foot of the mountain, a subtropical forest is formed. In the middle is a temperate forest, and above it is a subarctic forest. Around the top of the mountain, Abies koreana, an endemic species, is widely distributed; in the grassland and rocky area, various rare plants are growing. Tropical and arctic animals live together in Hallasan Mountain, which is home to 873 kinds of insects, 198 kinds of birds, 8 kinds of reptiles, and 17 kinds of mammals. Among them, Capreolus pygargus, Felis bengalensis euptilura, and Bombina orientalis Boulenger are on the verge of extinction and in need of special protection. Hallasan Mountain Natural Reserve has unusual ecological features in terms of geology and geography, and this place is home to animals and plants. Therefore, it is designated and protected as a Natural Monument.
Location
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Images: KOGL (khs.go.kr) · Data source: Cultural Heritage Administration Open API (cha.go.kr)