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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.
Around 360 oreum are distributed throughout Jeju. Their formation and preservation are due in part to the high permeability of the volcanic rock. [1]Magma erupting under pressure can solidify into scoria, which may fall and pile up around a crater to form circular and elliptical scoria cones and cinder cones.
Geomunoreum (Korean: 거문오름; Hanja: 拒文岳; 巨文岳; 巨門岳), alternatively Geomeunoreum (검은오름), is an oreum (small extinct volcano) around Jocheon and Gujwa in Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. [1] [2] The oreum is a popular tourist attraction, and has been a Natural Monument of South Korea No. 444 since January 6, 2005.
Jeju is a volcanic island, dominated by Hallasan: a volcano 1,947 metres (6,388 ft) high and the highest mountain in South Korea. The island measures approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) across, east to west, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) from north to south. [23] The island also has around 360 oreum: small extinct volcanoes or parasitic cones. [24]
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 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 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 ...
Unlike many other oreum on Jeju Island, it does not have a volcanic crater at the top. [5] [1] It is visible from across much of southern Jeju. [4] Sanbangsan has columnar jointing stone structures, particularly on its southwestern slope, giving it a honeycomb appearance. [4] The mountain has many plants on it, including many species of trees.