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Since 2000, the oreum has been the site of the annual Jeju Fire Festival. [5] [6] The festival was started in 1997. [5]The festival is a reenactment of a traditional Jeju cultural event called bangae, during which large fires are ceremonially lit in order to pray for good fortune, burn off old grass, and kill vermin in the fields.
Saebyeol Oreum was also called the Saebel Oreum or Saebil Oreum. It was written as Hyobyeolak (曉別岳) in the geography book Sinjeungdonggukyeojiseungram [ ko ] , Hyoseongak (曉星岳) in the text T'amnajidomitchidobyŏngsŏ [ ko ] and Sinseongak (新星岳) in the text Jejuguyneupji ( 제주군읍지 ).
The oreum is on privately-owned land. [6] Before 2009, livestock used to graze on the oreum; they were relocated in order to accommodate the safety of tourists. [6] The owners of the oreum dispose of waste on the oreum and maintain its infrastructure. [6] Marshy part of the oreum's crater (February 2023)
The oreum is a popular tourist attraction, and has been a Natural Monument of South Korea No. 444 since January 6, 2005. [3] [2] In 2007, the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System around the oreum was made a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, as part of the item Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes. [1]
The oreum is named for and said to resemble gamasot, traditional Korean pots. [3] [4] An alternate pronunciation for the name is Gamae Oreum (가메오름), and the name's Hanja is read as "Buak". [4] The oreum is 140.5 m (461 ft) above sea level, and 51 m (167 ft) higher than the surrounding area.
The oreum is horseshoe-shaped, and opens to the east. It has three peaks, mostly centered on its northeastern side. [3] It is a cinder cone, and has a summit elevation of 247.8 m (813 ft), [1] [2] although it is around 88 m (289 ft) above the surrounding area. [4]
The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes (Korean: 제주 화산섬과 용암 동굴) is a World Heritage Site in South Korea. [1] It was inscribed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007 because of the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System and the exhibition of diverse and accessible volcanic features which are considered to demonstrate a distinctive and valuable contribution to the ...
The oreum is one of the secondary volcanoes around the Hallasan volcano, which is the highest mountain in South Korea. Through continuing scientific research, it is thought that Mulyeongari Oreum was formed by volcanic activity continuing for 2,500 years at the end of the third Cenozoic Era on Jeju Island .