- Ogasan Nature Reserve
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Ogasan Nature Reserve Hangul 오가산자연보호구 Hanja 五佳山自然保護區 Revised Romanization Ogasan jayeon bohogu McCune–Reischauer Ogasan Chayŏn Pohogu The Ogasan Nature Reserve is a national park located in North Korea. It is situated around Mt. Oga, which straddles the borders of Hwap'yŏng county in Chagang province and Kimhyŏngjik county in Ryanggang. Soaring over 1000 meters tall, the park covers 3,100 hectares, including 800 hectares of some of the oldest old-growth forest in North Korea, and over 1,330 species of plants and animals. The mountain hosts a diverse variety of plant life, including both boreal and temperate species, which are divided into different zones of broadleaf, mixed, and coniferous forests as one ascends the mountain. Among the varieties of tree found in the park are Mongolian oak, yew, linden, Manchurian fir, Jezo spruce and several varieties of pines. Many of the trees are believed to be centenarians, including a 700 year old Mongolian oak and a 550 year old Korean pine; the oldest tree is believed to be a yew, aged at 1,100 years. The reserve contains five trees listed as living monuments. There are also many medicinal herbs on the mountain, including asiabell, barrenwort, fatsia, bracken mountain peony, and anise.
References
Categories:- Mountains of North Korea
- National parks of North Korea
- Biosphere reserves of South Korea
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