The Geomunoreum
Lava Tube
A lava tube, or pyroduct, is a natural conduit formed by flowing lava from a volcanic vent that moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. If lava in the tube empties, it will leave a cave.
Formation
A lava tube is a type of lava ...
System is located between Seonheul-ri, Jocheon-eup and Weoljeong-ri, Gujwa-eup,
Jeju City
Jeju City ( ko, 제주시, Jeju-si; ) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport ( IATA code CJU).
Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jej ...
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Jeju-do. This lava tube system refers to a series of lava tubes formed while
basaltic lava flow which had erupted several times from the Geomunoreum volcano (which has an elevation of 456m) flowed in a north-northeast direction, down to the coastline for about 13km. It is estimated that it was formed between about 100 and 300 thousand years ago.
Lava tubes so far included in the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System are the Seonheul Vertical Cave, Bengdwigul Lava Tube, Bukoreumdonggul Lava Tube, Daerimdonggul Lava Tube,
Mangjanggul Lava Tube,
Gimnyeonggul Lava Tube, Yongcheondonggul Lava Tube, and Dangcheomuldonggul Lava Tube towards the sea. However, it is estimated that more tubes will be found. Bukoreumdonggul Lava Tube, Mangjanggul Lava Tube and Dangcheomuldonggul Lava are designated as natural monuments. Although these lava tubes are extremely large and ancient, the internal morphological features are well-preserved and the inner scenery is considered to be outstanding. As a result, "
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes" are UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites.
As study results about the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System are published in academic journals, this system is credited officially.
See also
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World Heritage Sites in South Korea
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Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
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Seongsan Ilchulbong
Seongsan Ilchulbong, also called ‘Sunrise Peak’, is an archetypal tuff cone formed by hydrovolcanic eruptions upon a shallow seabed about 5 thousand years ago. Situated on the eastern seaboard of Jeju Island and said to resemble a giganti ...
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Hallasan
Hallasan is a shield volcano on Jeju Island in South Korea; it is the highest point of South Korea and the second-highest mountain in Korea overall, after Paektu Mountain. The area around the mountain is a designated national park, the Hallasa ...
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Jeju-do
References
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Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Tourism Association
External links
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, UNESCOJeju Special Self-Governing ProvinceJeju World Natural Heritage
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Lava tubes
Caves of Jeju Province