Bundeokjae Cave, Yeongwol
寧越 分德岾洞窟
강원특별자치도 영월군
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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Description
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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.
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