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Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats

Natural World Heritage property in South Korea, inscribed in 2021 under criterion (x).

Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats, South Korea
Photo: Seungh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
South Korea
Year of inscription
2021
Criteria
x
Area of property
1,284 km²
What it is
group of protected areas, tidal flat
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1591 · Wikidata Q107715736

Why it is on the List

(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites, South Korea77 kmGochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen SitesSouth Korea · 2000CulturalSansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea, South Korea113 kmSansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in KoreaSouth Korea · 2018CulturalJeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, South Korea168 kmJeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesSouth Korea · 2007NaturalBaekje Historic Areas, South Korea204 kmBaekje Historic AreasSouth Korea · 2015CulturalJanggyeon Panjeon of Haeinsa, South Korea211 kmJanggyeon Panjeon of HaeinsaSouth Korea · 1995CulturalGaya Tumuli, South Korea256 kmGaya TumuliSouth Korea · 2023Cultural
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