List of caves in North Korea

The Songam Cavern

A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, ^{[1] [2]} specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word cave can also refer to much smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, though strictly speaking a cave is exogene, meaning it is deeper than its opening is wide, ^[3] and a rock shelter is endogene. ^[4]

List of Caves in North Korea

Name	Location	Notes
Kiringul	Pyongyang	Kiringul is a cave in North Korea said to have been the home of the kirin , a mythological chimeric beast that was reputedly ridden by King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo in the 1st century BC. In November 2012 the state-owned Korean Central News Agency reported that the site had been discovered in Moran Hill near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
Komun Moru	Sangwon County	The Komun Moru ruins are "primitive relics" discovered in Sangwon County, Pyongyang, North Korea. [5] Many of the relics are on display at the Korean Central History Museum in Pyongyang. [6]
Songam Cavern	South Pyongan Province	Songam Cavern is a major tourist venue in North Korea. It consists of 17 well-lit karst caves full of picturesque stone formations including stalactites and stalagmites. The cavern is located in Kaech'ŏn-si, South Pyongan Province.

References

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2. "Cave" Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009
3. Moratto, Michael J. (2014). California Archaeology. Academic Press. p. 304. ISBN   9781483277356.
4. Lowe, J. John; Walker, Michael J. C. (2014). Reconstructing Quaternary Environments. Routledge. pp. 141–42. ISBN   9781317753711.
5. "Origin of Koreans". KCNA. Pyongyang: KCNA. March 22, 2000. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
6. The Korean Central History Museum. Pyongyang: Korea Pictorial. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2015.