Korea’s Ramsar Wetland No. 1, Inje Daeamsan Yongneup
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Korea’s Ramsar Wetland No. 1, Inje Daeamsan Yongneup Local people Seoheung-ri, Seohwa-myeon, Inje-gun, Gangwon-do Located near the summit of Mt. Daeam (1304m) in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do, Yongneup is the only high-rise wetland in Korea (a wetland on top of a mountain with developed plant communities). In recognition of its value, it was registered as Korea’s first Ramsar wetland in 1997. The name Yongneup is said to have originated from the legend of ‘a place where ascending...