Geum Oreum
Geomeun Oreum (), popularly called Geum Oreum () and alternately called Geumak (), is an ''oreum'' (small extinct volcano; parasitic cone) in Hallim, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. Toponymy The ''oreum'''s name possibly refers to the color black, in reference to its dark soil. "Geom" may also mean "god", suggesting that the ''oreum'' had an important local spiritual role. Description Its highest point is above sea level. It has a height from base of , and covers an area of . It has a conical shape. There is a cell tower at the summit, as well as a guard post. There is a caldera around deep at the top of the mountain called Wangmae or Ammae (). It has an area of . Within the crater is a marshy area that develops a pond after rain. This area is called Geumakdam (). Amphibians live in this marshy area and have been affected by human activity at the top. The ''oreum'' is on privately-owned land. Before 2009, livestock used to graze on the ''oreum''; they were relocate ...
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Hallim
Hallim () is a Eup (administrative division), town located in Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea. The population of Hallim is 20,910 people and 10,737 households (10,776 men and 10,134 women, as of December 2023). The island Biyangdo (Hallim), Biyangdo is administered as part of Hallim. In Hallim's Myeongwol-ri, there is the Myeongwol Elementary School, which has since been converted into a cafe and gallery. References

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