Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
Also known as Getbol
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
South Korea
Inscribed
2021
Area
128,411 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats is about 25 km west of Mokpo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Korean Dolmen Sites, about 75 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mokpo · about 268,000 peopleabout 25 km east
- Gwangju · about 1,440,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Gunsan · about 244,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Iksan · about 284,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Jeonju · about 711,000 peopleabout 150 km north-east
- Yeosu · about 342,000 peopleabout 150 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural77 km away
South KoreaCultural113 km away
South KoreaNatural168 km away
South KoreaCultural204 km away
South KoreaCultural211 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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