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Seoraksan is located in Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea
Location
South Korea
Parent range
Taebaek Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route
Hike, scramble
Korean name
Hangul
설악산
Hanja
雪嶽山
Revised Romanization
Seoraksan
McCune–Reischauer
Sŏraksan
Seoraksan (Korean: 설악산), or Mount Sorak, is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea.[1] It is located in the Seoraksan National Park, near the city of Sokcho. After the Hallasan volcano on Jeju Island and Jirisan in the south, Seoraksan is the third highest mountain in South Korea. The Daechongbong Peak (대청봉) of Seoraksan reaches 1,708 meters (5,603 feet). The mountain is sometimes considered the backbone of South Korea.[2]
Location of Seoraksan.
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freshwater fish species found among the forested, mountains islands. Seoraksan National Park covers 398.539 km2 (153.877 sq mi) of mountainous forests...
about 1000 meters in height. Prominent peaks of the range include Mount Seoraksan (1,708 m), Mount Kumgangsan (1,638 m), Mount Taebaeksan (1,566.7 m) and...
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December 31, 1987– January 7, 1988 14,434 84 1991 17th World Scout Jamboree Seoraksan National Park, Gangwon South Korea Many Lands, One World August 8, 1991–...
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