This article is about the national park. For the mountain where the park is located, see Gyeryongsan. For the mountain in South Gyeongsang Province, see Gyeryongsan (South Gyeongsang Province).
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The twenty-two national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.

Gyeryongsan National Park (Korean: 계룡산국립공원) is one of 20 national parks in South Korea. It was designated as a national park in 1968, as the second park in the country.[2] It covers an area of 64.71 km2 (24.98 sq mi).[2] One part of Gyeryongsan, a 845-metre-high (2,772 ft) mountain, is located in the park.

The park is home to a total of 1,121 plant species, 1,867 insect species and 645 animal species. Among the animals eleven are endangered, including Otter, Marten, Common buzzard, and Black woodpecker.[2]

Seoktap near Gapsa Temple, Gyeryeongsang Park

References

  1. ^ "Gyeryongsan National Park". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ a b c "Gyeryongsan: Intro". Korea National Park Service. Retrieved 18 September 2010.

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