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Hallasan
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Hallasan () is a shield volcano comprising much of Jeju Island in South Korea. Its summit, at , is the highest point in the country. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, named Hallasan National Park. Hallasan is commonly considered to be one of the three main mountains of South Korea, along with Jirisan and Seoraksan.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Hallasan
- Mountain.photo
- Hallasan Above.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View of the mountain from above (2011)
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1947.06
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1947.06
- Mountain.listing
- Country high pointUltra, Ribu
- Mountain.location
- Jeju Province, South Korea
- Mountain.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Mountain.type
- Shield volcano
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Trails, helicopter
- Korean name/auto.child
- yes
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- ^한라산
- Korean name/auto.hanja
- 漢拏山
- Korean name/auto.othername1
- North Korean name
- Korean name/auto.hangul1
- ^한나산
- Korean name/auto.hanja1
- 漢拏山
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- shield volcano
- Country
- South Korea
- Located in
- Jeju Province
- Continent
- Asia
- Elevation
- 1947.06
- Material used
- basalt
- Image
- 한라산1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hallasan
- topographic prominence
- 1947.06
- time period
- Pliocene
- native label
- 한라산
- located in protected area
- Hallasan National Park
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- Names
- Geology and geography
- Hallasan
- Baengnokdam
- Impact of topography
- Tendency of wind change by Hallasan
- Tendency of maximum temperature by Hallasan
- Tendency of minimum temperature by Hallasan
- Inter-regional temperature variation by Hallasan
- Ecosystem
- Flora
- Fauna
- Mammals
- Amphibians and reptiles
- Birds
- Temple
- Trails
- Transport
- Gwaneumsa Trail
- Eorimok Trail
- Seongpanak Trail
- Yeongsil Trail
- Donnaeko Trail
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Hallasan () is a shield volcano comprising much of Jeju Island in South Korea. Its summit, at , is the highest point in the country. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, named Hallasan National Park. Hallasan is commonly considered to be one of the three main mountains of South Korea, along with Jirisan and Seoraksan.
The Hallasan Natural Reserve was designated as a South Korean Natural Monument number 182 on October 12, 1966.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hallasan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations