Sobaeksan National Park | |
Alt Name: | 소백산국립공원, 小白山國立公園 |
Iucn Category: | II |
Location: | Chungcheongbuk-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea |
Coordinates: | 36.965°N 128.507°W |
Coords Ref: | [1] |
Area: | 322.38km2[2] |
Established: | 14 December 1987 |
Governing Body: | Korea National Park Service |
Url: | Official website |
Sobaeksan National Park is located in the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 18th national park in 1987. It is named after the 1439m (4,721feet) mountain Sobaeksan. The park is home to 1,067 plant species and 2,639 animal species. Reintroduction program of the critically endangered Korean Foxes with captive animals from the Seoul Zoo has been run to reestablish the local population of 50 by 2020.[3]