Byeonsan-bando National Park | |
Alt Name: | 변산반도국립공원, 邊山半島國立公園 |
Iucn Category: | II |
Location: | Jeollabuk-do, South Korea |
Coordinates: | 35.644°N 126.586°W |
Area: | 154.71km2[1] |
Established: | 11 June 1988 |
Governing Body: | Korea National Park Service |
Url: | http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Byeonsanbando/Intro/Introduction.aspx |
Byeonsan-bando National Park is a national park in South Korea and was designated in 1988 as the only peninsula based park with a mix of mountains and sea in the country. The total area is 154.71km2 with 9.27km2 being sea. Byeonsan-bando is divided into two parts which are the Naebyeonsan (mountain area) and the Oebyeonsan (coastal area). There are 996 animal species and 877 different vascular plants within national park.