Natural world · Evidence-led place record

Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark

KR

Explore Manjanggul Cave, one of the longest lava tubes in the world. Stretching over 7 kilometres, it was formed by lava flows from Hallasan, the island’s largest volcano.Visit Seongeup Folk Village to see traditional thatched-roof houses, stone walls, and cultural artefacts that reflect Jeju’s heritage.

Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark in KR
Photo: Sgroey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CategoryUNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
LocationKR
DatasetUNESCO Global Geoparks
Listed/year2015
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness95%
SignificanceGLOBAL GEOHERITAGE; 185,000 ha

The oddity, explained

Why is Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark unusual?

Jeju Island UNESCO Global Geopark appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as Explore Manjanggul Cave, one of the longest lava tubes in the world. Stretching over 7 kilometres, it was formed by lava flows from Hallasan, the island’s largest volcano.Visit Seongeup Folk Village to see traditional thatched-roof houses, stone walls, and cultural artefacts that reflect Jeju’s heritage. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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