SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA /  대한민국

Seoraksan.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 10.04.1980.
Face value: 15 South Korean won.
Printing: Photogravure.
Size: 26 x 23 mm.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1192.
- Scott No. 1219.
- StampWorld No. 1186.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1368.

Seoraksan (Korean: 설악산 or 雪嶽山) is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon Province in eastern South Korea, and is known for its extraordinarily steep rocky landscape. It is located in the Seoraksan National Park, established in March 1970 near the city of Sokcho. In August 1982 it was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. The mountain reaches 1,708 m (5,603 ft). Seoraksan is divided into Naeseorak (‘Inner Seorak’), Oaeseorak (‘Outer Seorak’), and Namseorak (‘South Seorak’).