Natural monuments of South Korea

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This is a partial list of the natural monuments of South Korea, as designated by the Cultural Heritage Administration of South Korea. As of December 2006, a total of 473 natural monuments had been designated; of these, 394 were still on the list, while the others had been removed for various reasons.

Contents 1 1-100 2 100-200 3 400-473 4 See also 5 References

[edit] 1-100

Number	Name (Korean name)	Province	Location	Type	Scientific name
1	Dalseong forest of oriental arborvitae	Daegu	Dong-gu: Do-dong	Vegetation: Forest	Thuja orientalis
8	Lacebark pine of Jae-dong	Seoul	Jongno-gu: Jae-dong	Vegetation: Tree	Pinus bungeana
9	Lacebark pine of Susong-dong	Seoul	Jongno-gu: Susong-dong	Vegetation: Tree	Pinus bungeana
11	Habitat of the white-bellied black woodpecker	Gyeonggi-do	Namyangju: Gwangneung	Animal: Bird habitat
13	Breeding ground of herons in Jincheon	Chungcheongbuk-do	Jincheon	Animal: Bird habitat	Ardea cinerea
18	Natural habitat of spleenwort on Samdo	Jeju-do	Seogwipo: Samdo	Vegetation: Community	Asplenium antiguum
19	Natural habitat of crinum lily in Gujwa-eup	Jeju-do	Jeju City: Gujwa-eup	Vegetation: Community	Crinum asiaticum var. japonicum
27	Habitat of eels in Seogwipo	Jeju-do	Seogwipo	Animal: Fish habitat	Anguilla marmorata
28	Evergreen forest of Judo	Jeollanam-do	Wando: Judo	Vegetation: Forest
29	Evergreen forest of Mijo-ri	Gyeongsangnam-do	Namhae	Vegetation: Forest
30	Gingko tree of Yongmunsa Temple	Gyeonggi-do	Yangpyeong	Vegetation: Tree	Ginkgo biloba
35	Pseudo-hackberry in Daegu-myeon	Jeollanam-do	Gangjin: Daegu-myeon	Vegetation: Tree	Celtis japonica
36	Asian fringe tree of Ssangam-myeon	Jeollanam-do	Suncheon: Ssangam-myeon	Vegetation: Tree	Chionanthus retusus
38	Higna cherry tree of Hwaeomsa Temple	Jeollanam-do	Gurye	Vegetation: Tree	Prunus pendula
39	Torreya tree of Byeongyeong-myeon	Jeollanam-do	Gangjin: Byeongyeong-myeon	Vegetation: Tree
40	Evergreen forest at Yesong-ri	Jeollanam-do	Wando	Vegetation: Forest
48	Chinese Juniper habitat of Tonggumi (통구미의 향나무자생지)				Juniperus chinensis
49	Chinese Juniper habitat of Daepunggam (대풍감의 향나무자생지)				Juniperus chinensis
50	Japanese Hemlock, Japanese White Pine, and Japanese Beech community of Taehadong (대하동의 솔송나무,섬잣나무 및 너도밤나무군락)	Gyeongsangbuk-do	Ulleung County: Seo-myeon	Vegetation: Community	Pinus parviflora, Fagus multinervis
51	Cotoneaster wilsonii and Insular Abelia community of Dodong (도동의 섬개야광나무, 섬댕강나무군락)	Gyeongsangbuk-do	Ulleung County: Ulleung-eup	Vegetation: Community	Cotoneaster wilsonii, Abelia insularis
52	Ulleungdo Chrysanthemum and Five-Ribbed Thyme community of Naridong (나리동의 울릉국화,섬백리향군락)	Gyeongsangbuk-do	Ulleung County: Buk-myeon	Vegetation: Community	Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. lucidum, Thymus quinquecostatus var. japonica
53	Jindo Dog of Jindo (진도의 진돗개)	Jeollanam-do	Jindo County	Animal, domestic	Canis familiaris
59	Pair of huge Ginkgo trees planted in 1519 by Sungkyunkwan University President Yun Tak. (서울 종로구 성균관대학교 은행나무)	Seoul	Jongno-gu: Susong-dong	Vegetation:	Tree

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Number	Name (Korean name)	Province	Location	Type	Scientific name
182	Hallasan (한라산)	Jeju-do	Jeju-do	Nature Reserve	Shield Volcano

[edit] 400-473

Number	Name (Korean name)	Province	Location	Type	Scientific name
473	Pine tree forest in Hahoe, Andong (안동하회마을만송정숲)	Gyeongsangbuk-do	Andong: Pungcheon-myeon	Vegetable: Forest	Pinus sp.

[edit] See also

• Environment of South Korea
• Natural monuments of North Korea
• Cultural Heritage Administration

[edit] References

• Search Results. Cultural Heritage Administration website. Retrieved on 2006-09-28.