Bongyangri Jwiragi Yeogam, Jeongseon
旌善 鳳陽里 쥐라기 礫岩
강원특별자치도 정선군
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.556
- Category
- 자연지형
- Era
- 중생대
- Designated year
- 2019
- Location
- 정선군, 강원특별자치도— 강원특별자치도 정선군 정선읍 봉양리 919 외
- Coordinates
- 37.382798, 128.667710Kakao address conversion
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Description
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The Jeongseon Bongyang-ri Jurassic Conglomerate provides important evidence that strong orogeny occurred on the Korean Peninsula at the time of the outcrop formation. The conglomerate exhibits diverse observable characteristics, including varied types of constituent rocks, varied shapes and sizes of clasts, and varied clast sizing. Among conglomerates of the same period in Korea, this site boasts exceptional preservation conditions and displays remarkable beauty resulting from water erosion, conferring significant designated value.
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