Seongsan Ilchulbong

Seongsan Ilchulbong
The mountain from the air (2006)
Highest point
Elevation182 m (597 ft)
Coordinates33°27′31″N 126°56′31″E / 33.4585°N 126.9420°E / 33.4585; 126.9420
Geography
CountrySouth Korea
ProvinceJeju Province
CitySeogwipo
Map
Korean name
Hangul
성산일출봉
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSeongsan ilchulbong
McCune–ReischauerSŏngsan ilch‘ulbong

Seongsan Ilchulbong (Korean성산일출봉), also called Sunrise Peak, is a volcano on eastern Jeju Island, in Seongsan-ri, Seogwipo, Jeju Province, South Korea. It is 182 meters high and has a volcanic crater at the top.

Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful tourist sites,[1][2] it is famed for being the easternmost mountain on Jeju, and thus the best spot on the island to see the first sunrise of the year.[3] Seongsan Ilchulbong is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, as part of the item Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes.[4]

  1. ^ Jeon, Ki & Southcott 2024, p. 300.
  2. ^ "Seongsan Sunrise (Ilchulbong) Peak (UNESCO World Natural Heritage)". www.visitjeju.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Natural sites in Madagascar, China and Korea inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List". Retrieved 2007-12-26.

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