Illaksan

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Illaksan
Highest point
Elevation 521 m (1,709 ft)
Geography
Location Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea

Illaksan is a mountain of Chungcheongnam-do, western South Korea. It has an elevation of 521 metres. [1]

South Korea Republic in East Asia

South Korea is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great. Its capital, Seoul, is a major global city and half of South Korea's over 51 million people live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world.

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References

  1. An Gyeong-ho (2007). 한국 300 명산 (300 Korean Mountains). Seoul: 깊은솔 (Gipeunsol). ISBN   978-89-89917-21-2.