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It contains a natural World Heritage Site, the Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes. [6] Jeju Island has a subtropical climate; even in winter, the temperature rarely falls below 0 °C (32 °F). Jeju is a popular holiday destination and a sizable portion of the economy relies on tourism and related economic activity.
Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful tourist sites, [1] [2] it is famed for being the easternmost mountain on Jeju, and thus the best spot on the island to see the first sunrise of the year. [3] Seongsan Ilchulbong is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, as part of the item Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes. [4]
Unlike many other oreum on Jeju Island, it does not have a volcanic crater at the top. [5] [1] It is visible from across much of southern Jeju. [4] Sanbangsan has columnar jointing stone structures, particularly on its southwestern slope, giving it a honeycomb appearance. [4] The mountain has many plants on it, including many species of trees.
Geomunoreum (Korean: 거문오름; Hanja: 拒文岳; 巨文岳; 巨門岳), alternatively Geomeunoreum (검은오름), is an oreum (small extinct volcano) around Jocheon and Gujwa in Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. [1] [2] The oreum is a popular tourist attraction, and has been a Natural Monument of South Korea No. 444 since January 6, 2005.
The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Korean: 제주 화산섬과 용암 동굴) is a World Heritage Site in South Korea. [1] It was inscribed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007 because of the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System and the exhibition of diverse and accessible volcanic features which are considered to demonstrate a distinctive and valuable contribution to the ...
In 1931, Jeju-myeon was raised to the status of Jeju-eup or 'township,' which gave the island one township (today's Jeju-si area) and 12 'myeon'. In 1945, Japan relinquished sovereignty over Korea and on September 1, 1955, Jeju Township was elevated to city status with 40 administrative wards, which, on January 1, 1962, were reduced to 14 wards.
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Cheonjiyeon Waterfall (Korean: 천지연폭포) is a waterfall on Jeju Island, South Korea. [1] It is 22 m (72 ft) high and 12 m (39 ft) wide. [2] [3] It is one of the main tourist attractions on Jeju, [4] [5] particularly when they are illuminated at night time. [3] At night, the "Hidden Face," a formation of rocks, may be visible with the ...