Songaksan () is a volcano on

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, South Korea, which has double craters and a

parasitic cone A parasitic cone (also adventive cone, satellite cone, satellitic cone or lateral cone) is the cone-shaped accumulation of volcanic material not part of the central vent of a volcano. It forms from eruptions from fractures on the flank of the ...

. Crater 1 is about 500 m in diameter, 1.7 km in circumference. Crater 2, the mouth of the volcano in Crater 1, is about 400 m in diameter, 69 m in depth and leans vertically. From Sanyisu-dong to the summit and ridge of Songaksan there are various trails along the coast and on the volcano. Songaksan is along

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Route 10. Songaksan makes a shore cliff to the south, and the south part of crater forms a low and flat grassland in front of which lie slopes. Black and red volcanic ash still remain inside the crater. There is little forest except some areas of planted pines. The volcano's soil is arid, and its ecosystem is very simple. Few plants grow in Songaksan because due to grazing on its fields. Typical plants are perennial '' Artemisia'' and

broomrape ''Orobanche'', commonly known as broomrape, is a genus of almost 200 species of small parasitic herbaceous plants, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is the type genus of the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It is a weed on ...

. Because the

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occupied Songaksan to use as a steppingstone toward its invasion of China in

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, there are remains of their presence including an airstrip and airship sheds. Under the shore cliff, there are still 15 trenches remaining from that era. From the observation platform, the southernmost

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Island and

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Island appear very close. Diverse fish such as the saw-edged perch and black porgy are caught here.

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–era caves dug out by Japanese soldiers on the coast of the mountain (2018) File:Songaksan.jpg, View from the top of the mountain.

Sanbangsan Sanbangsan () is a volcano located on the southwest coast of Jeju Island, in , Seogwipo, South Korea. It is a trachytic lava dome that is tall. Part of the Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark, the mountain is a popular tourist site and one of Jej ...

is to the left (2014)

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Jeju Special Self-governing ProvinceJeju Tour Info
Volcanoes of South Korea

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