Jeju Island
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Jeju Island has four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter on Jeju Island show distinct differences. The Island displays a temperate oceanic climate, allowing tourists to visit all year round.
UNESCO designated the volcanic islands and its lava tubes World Natural Heritage sites on June 27, 2007, the first such Natural Heritage sites in Korea.
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Listed as World Natural Heritage are Mt. Hallasan, Seongsan Sunrise Peak, Sangumburi Crater, Geomun Volcanic Cone, Jusangjeollidae (a cluster of interlocking rectangular and hexagonal basalt columns along the coast near Seogwipo), and lava tubes such as the Dangcheomul, Manjanggul and Bengdwigul caves.TheWorld Natural Heritage sites cover 188.4 square kilometers, 10.1 percent of the entire island.
