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Daedongyeojido, a map of Korea. Korea comprises the Korean Peninsula (the mainland) and 3,960 nearby islands. The peninsula is located in Northeast Asia, between China and Japan. To the northwest, the Amnok River (Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River (Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia.
Mountain Height Region Image Notes Mount Halla: 1,950 m (6,400 ft) Jeju: The highest mountain in South Korea. Mount Jiri: 1,915 m (6,283 ft) Gyeongnam (Jeonnam/Jeonbuk) The highest mountain in South Korean mainland. Banyabong: 1,732 m (5,682 ft) Jeonnam/Jeonbuk (Gyeongnam) Belongs to the Mount Jiri National Park. The highest mountain in Jeonnam ...
Seoul. Achasan (아차산; 峨 嵯 山) – 287 meters (942 ft) Ansan (Seoul) (안산; 鞍 山) - 295.5 metres (969 ft) [3] Bukhansan (북한산; 北 漢 山) – 836.5 metres (2,744 ft) [4] Buramsan (불암산; 佛 岩 山) – 507 metres (1,663 ft) [5] Cheonggyesan (청계산; 淸 溪 山) – 620 metres (2,030 ft) [6] Dobongsan (도봉산 ...
The Taebaek mountains are located along the eastern edge of the peninsula and run along the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula. The Hwangnyong Mountain in North Korea (1268 meters) forms the northern end of the range. Busan lies at the southern end of this mountain range, thus making the mountain range a total length of over 500 kilometers ...
Diamond Mountain) or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a 1,638-metre-high (5,374 ft) peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region , formerly part of Kangwŏn Province , and is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean Peninsula .
The Caucasus Mountains[a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the ...
Seven Summits. The Seven Summits are the highest mountains on each of the seven traditional continents. On 30 April 1985, Richard Bass became the first climber to reach the summit of all seven. [1] In January 2023, Climbing said "Today, the Seven Summits are a relatively common—almost cliché—tour of each continent's highest peak", [2] and ...
Mountains, mountain ranges, and mountain complexes within the borders of South Korea. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountains of South Korea; See also List of mountains in Korea, Geography of South Korea and category Mountains of North Korea