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Walk, hike, explore Jeju during this year's World Heritage Festival

The date is still disputed but between 8,000 and 200,000 years ago according to some researchers, an immense volume of magma erupted from Jeju Island’s Geomunoreum, a volcano located in Jeju City. The lava with low velocity began oozing down the...

2021-08-03

Mount Halla's fir forest is withering

The Korean fir forest on Jeju Island's Mount Halla is the largest in the world. But Korean firs are dying, tangible evidence of global warming.

2020-09-22

Crater lake

Hikers on Tuesday take in the splendid landscape of Baekrokdam, a crater lake on top of Mount Halla on Jeju Island. The lake was filled with water after recent back-to-back typhoons brought heavy rains on the southern island.

2020-09-08

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