South Korea: Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes together comprise three sites that make up 18,846 ha. It includes Geomunoreum, regarded as the finest lava tube system of caves anywhere, with its multicoloured carbonate roofs and floors, and dark-coloured lava walls; the fortress-like Seongsan Ilchulbong tuff cone, rising out of the ocean, a dramatic landscape; and Mount Halla, the highest in Korea, with its waterfalls, multi-shaped rock formations, and lake-filled crater. The site, of outstanding aesthetic beauty, also bears testimony to the history of the planet, its features and processes. Source:whc.unesco.org

Inscribed: 2007

Postcard 1: Seongsan

Thanks to Dr Kiran Acharya.

Postcard 2: Baengnokdam Crater Lake on top of Mt Halla

Thanks to Dr Kiran Acharya

Postcard 3: Lava Tubes, Manjan Caves

Thanks to Dr Kiran Acharya

Postcard 4: Winter view, Seongsan

Thanks to Mr Johnson who was visiting Korea.