Things to find in South Korea
3 caves, 1 gem & mineral ground on the free Club 49 adventure map
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- Eonyang amethyst Gem & mineral ground
Korea’s famous gem. The Eonyang mine near Ulsan produced deep-purple amethyst prized across Asia, and Korean amethyst was a major export through the 20th century until the ground was largely worked out; the site is now a visitor...
Open it on the map - Geomunoreum lava tubes, Jeju Cave
UNESCO calls the Geomunoreum system the finest lava tube cave system in the world, and it is the reason Jeju Island is World Heritage. Molten rock drained out from under its own cooling crust and left tubes running for miles,...
Open it on the map - Hallasan, the roof of South Korea Cave
A dormant shield volcano 1,950 metres up, the highest mountain in South Korea, with 360 satellite cones scattered around it and a crater lake at the summit. It last erupted roughly five thousand years ago. Everything above 800...
Open it on the map - Manjanggul lava tube Cave
One of the finest lava tubes on Earth, running under Jeju Island in South Korea, part of a UNESCO World Heritage volcanic system. A kilometre is open to walk, ending at a seven-metre lava column, the tallest known anywhere, with...
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