🌲 Chiaksan National Park

South Korea · Asia · National Park · 37.33°N, 128.05°E

Chiaksan National Park is located in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 16th national park in 1984. The park is named after the 1,288-metre (4,226 ft) mountain Chiaksan, which in turn had its name changed from Jeokakasan to Chiaksan, meaning "Pheasant Peak Mountain", based on a myth about a man who saved a pheasant from being eaten by a snake. The park is home to a total of 821 plant species and 2,364 animal species. Among the animals 34 are endangered, including the Flying squirrel and Hodgson's Bat.

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Quick facts

Country	South Korea
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	37.33°N, 128.05°E · view on map

Chiaksan National Park is a national park in South Korea, in Asia. The details of why Chiaksan National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in South Korea

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