Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Also known as 제주 화산섬과 용암 동굴
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
South Korea
Inscribed
2007
Area
9,522 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes is about 17 km south of Jeju. The nearest other World Heritage site is Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jeju · about 408,000 peopleabout 17 km north
- Mokpo · about 268,000 peopleabout 160 km north
- Yeosu · about 342,000 peopleabout 190 km north-east
- Gwangju · about 1,440,000 peopleabout 200 km north
- Changwon · about 1,081,000 peopleabout 280 km north-east
- Jeonju · about 711,000 peopleabout 280 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaNatural168 km away
South KoreaCultural182 km away
South KoreaCultural196 km away
JapanCultural230 km away
South KoreaCultural300 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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