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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Jirisan National Park

Jirisan National Park (Korean지리산국립공원; Hanja智異山國立公園) is a national park in South Korea, located on the boundaries of Jeollanam-do, Jeollabuk-do, and Gyeongsangnam-do. It is also located bordering the towns of Namwon, Gurye, and Hamyang. Jirisan was the first park to be designated as a national park in South Korea, in 1967. It is also the largest terrestrial national park in the country with an emphasis on biodiversity conservation, a well-known conservation programme on the Asiatic black bear and a pioneering restoration programme on damaged areas by overuse.

References

  1. ^ "Jirisan National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ "Jirisan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.