Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes World Heritage Site

Official name

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes | UNESCO

Country

South Korea | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

33.4688° Lat, 126.7202° Lon | Map

Code

1264

Time Zone

Asia/Seoul (KST, +0900)

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Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2007. Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes together comprise three sites that make up 18,846 ha. It includes Geomunoreum, regarded as the finest lava tube system of caves anywhere, with its multicoloured carbonate roofs and floors, and dark-coloured lava walls; the fortress-like Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone, rising out of the ocean, a dramatic landscape; and Mount Halla, the highest in Korea, with its waterfalls, multi-shaped rock formations, and lake-filled crater. The site, of outstanding aesthetic beauty, also bears testimony to the history of the planet, its features and processes.