Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

country. South Korea
year of inscription. 2007 (modification: 2018)

criteria. Natural

The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes UNESCO WHS is located in a few sites on the island province of Jeju, South Korea. It is composed of landforms on the island resulting from volcanic activity. The WHS is composed of three main sites. The first is Geomunoreum, where lava tube system of caves can be seen. Five lava tubes are listed, with the largest at Manjanggul Cave. The next is the Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone, which is one of 360 parasitic cones on Jeju; except that this one was created on the seafloor and hence, rises dramatically out of the sea. Originally a separate island, an isthmus of sand and gravel deposits has now connected it to the main Jeju Island. The last is Mount Halla, Korea’s tallest mountain, dotted with waterfalls and multi-shaped rock formations, with a lake-filled crater.

what. WHS visited (June 2014)

[Panasonic Lumix FZ35, 12 June 2014]

what. stamp (South Korea, 2013)

what. stamp (South Korea, 2013)

what. postcard (South Korea, 2014)

what. postcard (South Korea, 2022)