Chiaksan National Park

Chiaksan National Park
치악산국립공원, 雉岳山國立公園
Chiaksan National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location Gangwon-do, South Korea
Coordinates 37°19′48″N 128°02′49″E / 37.33°N 128.047°E / 37.33; 128.047Coordinates: 37°19′48″N 128°02′49″E / 37.33°N 128.047°E / 37.33; 128.047[1]
Area 181.57 km2 (70.10 sq mi)[2]
Established 31 December 1984
Governing body Korea National Parks Service
National parks of South Korea (twenty)
Byeonsan-bando
Byeonsan-bando
Chiaksan
Gayasan
Gayasan
Gyeryongsan
Hallasan
Hallyeohaesang
Hallyeohaesang
Jirisan
Jirisan
Sobaeksan
Songnisan
Songnisan
Taeanhaean
Taeanhaean
Woraksan
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Chiaksan National Park (Korean: 치악산국립공원, 雉岳山國立公園) is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 16th national park in 1984.[2] The park is named after the 1,288-metre (4,226 ft)[3] mountain Chiaksan, which in turn had its name changed from Jeokakasan to Chiaksan, meaning "Phesant Peak Mountain", based on a myth about a man who saved a phesant from being eaten by a snake.[4] The park is home to a total of 821 plant species and 2,364 animal species. Among the animals 34 are endangered, including Flying squirrel and Hodgson's Bat.[2]

References

  1. ^ Chiaksan National Park protectedplanet.net
  2. ^ a b c "Chiaksan: Intro". Korea National Parks Service. http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Chiaksan/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp. Retrieved 18 September 2010. 
  3. ^ An Gyeong-ho (2003). 신 한국 100 명산 ('The New' 100 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). p. 427. ISBN 8989917077. 
  4. ^ Hae-Jin Lee, Cecilia (2010). Frommer's South Korea. Frommer's. p. 382. ISBN 9780470591543. http://books.google.com/books?id=95HEb92jABoC&pg=PA382. 

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