Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

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Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Millennium Lake in Yongcheon Cave (2009)
Location	Jeju Island, South Korea
Includes	Hallasan Natural Reserve Geomunoreum Lava Tube System 1 2 3 Seongsan Ilchulbong Tuff Cone
Reference	1264
Inscription	2007 (31st Session)
Area	9,475.2 ha (23,414 acres)
Buffer zone	9,370.8 ha (23,156 acres)
Coordinates	33°28′8″N 126°43′13″E / 33.46889°N 126.72028°E / 33.46889; 126.72028
Korean name
Hangul	제주도 자연유산지구
Hanja	濟州島 自然遺産地區
Revised Romanization	Jejudo jayeonyusanjigu
McCune–Reischauer	Chejudo chayŏnyusanjigu
Location of Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes in South Korea

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 understanding of global volcanism.^[2]

Jeju is a volcanic island 130 kilometers from the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula. The largest island and smallest province in South Korea, the island has a surface area of 1,846 square kilometers.^[3]