Bundeokjae Cave, Yeongwol

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.578

Category

자연지형

Designated year

2024

Location

영월군, 강원특별자치도— 강원특별자치도 영월군 영월읍 영흥리 산 98 외

Coordinates

37.226853, 128.465255Kakao address conversion

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Bundeokjae Cave in Yeongwol is the first case to be discovered and protected during tunnel construction. The cave features diverse and varied stalactites and flowstones in various shapes and thicknesses, including thin thread-like flowstones, along with well-developed stalactites reaching up to 3 meters in length. It preserves diverse and unique speleothems such as stalactites, columns, flowstones, and cave pearls, as well as karst microfeatures including solution cavities and desiccation cracks in their original form. The cave is exceptional in its rarity and distinctiveness due to the characteristic features of its internal morphology based on the Macha Formation and the wide distribution of unique and diverse speleothems.

Location