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Gyeryongsan National Park

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Gyeryongsan National Park
Gyeryongsan National Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Gyeryongsan National Park (Korean: 계룡산국립공원) is one of 20 national parks in South Korea. It was designated as a national park in 1968, as the second park in the country. It covers an area of 64.71 km2 (24.98 sq mi). One part of Gyeryongsan, a 845-metre-high (2,772 ft) mountain, is located in the park.

The park is home to a total of 1,121 plant species, 1,867 insect species and 645 animal species. Among the animals eleven are endangered, including Otter, Marten, Common buzzard, and Black woodpecker.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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