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Kumgang Prime Mover Factory
Kumgang or Geumgang may refer to: *Kumgang County, a county in Kangwon province, North Korea * Kumgang mountain, a mountain in Kangwon province, North Korea * Kumgang fat minnow, a freshwater fish, in Kangwon province, North Korea *The Geum River The Geumgang River is located in South Korea. It is a major river that originates in Jangsu-eup, North Jeolla Province. It flows northward through North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces and then changes direction in the vicinity of Greater ..., in western South Korea *'' Geumgang jeondo'', a famous landscape painted by Jeong Seon during the reign of King Yeongjo {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumgang County
Kŭmgang County is a ''kun'', or county, in Kangwŏn province, North Korea. Kŭmgang lies immediately north of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It was formed in 1952 from a portion of Hoeyang County and from those sections of Yanggu, and Rinje counties that remained under Northern control after the armistice. The county takes its name from the Mount Kŭmgang, which is partially located there. The county seat, Kŭmgang-ŭp, was formerly called Malhwi-ri. Geography The Taebaek Mountains pass through the county, reaching their highest point in the Pirobong peak of Kumgangsan. Approximately 85% of the county's area is forestland. Major local streams include the Kŭmgangch'ŏn and Tonggŭmgangch'ŏn. Administrative divisions Kŭmgang county is divided into 1 ''ŭp'' (town) and 26 '' ri'' (villages): Economy The chief local industry is agriculture, with rice and maize the dominant crops. However, arable land takes up only 8.5% of the county's area. Manufacturing and livestock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumgang Mountain
Mount Kumgang () or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea. It is located on the east coast of the country, in Mount Kumgang Tourist Region, formerly part of Kangwŏn Province, and is part of the Taebaek mountain range which runs along the east of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain is about from the South Korean city of Sokcho in Gangwon-do. Seasonal names Mount Kumgang has been known for its scenic beauty since ancient times and is the subject of many different works of art. Including its spring name, ''Kŭmgangsan'' (, ), it has many different names for each season, but it is most widely known today in the Korean language as Kŭmgangsan. In summer it is called Pongraesan (봉래산, : ''the place where a Spirit dwells''); in autumn, Phung'aksan (풍악산, : ''hill of colored leaves'', or : ''great mountain of colored leaves''); in winter, Kaegolsan (개골산, : ''stone bone mountain''). Formation The creation of Mt. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Freshwater Fish Of Korea
This is a list of species of fish found in the rivers and lakes of the Korean Peninsula. Lampreys #'' Eudontomyzon morii'' (Berg, 1931) – Korean lamprey ( 칠성말배꼽) # '' Lethenteron camtschaticum'' ( Tilesius, 1811) – Arctic lamprey ( 칠성장어) # '' Lethenteron reissneri'' (Dybowski, 1869) – Far Eastern brook lamprey ( 다묵장어) Sturgeons and paddlefish # ''Acipenser dabryanus'' (Dumeril, 1868) – Yangtze sturgeon ( 칼상어) # '' Acipenser medirostris'' (Ayres, 1854) – green sturgeon ( 용상어) # '' Acipenser sinensis'' (Gray, 1834) – Chinese sturgeon ( 철갑상어) Eels # ''Anguilla japonica'' (Schlegel, 1846) – Japanese eel ( 뱀장어) # '' Anguilla marmorata'' (Quoy and Gaiamard, 1824) – marbled eel ( 무태장어) Herring # '' Coilia mystus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – tapertail anchovy ( 싱어) # '' Coilia nasus'' (Temminck et Schlegel, 1846) – Japanese grenadier anchovy ( 웅어) # '' Konosirus punct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geum River
The Geumgang River is located in South Korea. It is a major river that originates in Jangsu-eup, North Jeolla Province. It flows northward through North Jeolla and North Chungcheong Provinces and then changes direction in the vicinity of Greater Daejeon and flows southwest through South Chungcheong Province before emptying into the Yellow Sea near Gunsan city. The river is long, making it the third longest in South Korea. The area of the Geum River Basin is . The upper part of the river flows slowly through part of the Noryeongsanmaek Mountains and is marked by extensive stream meandering. On the other hand, river curves on middle and lower parts of the river are more gradual and there is comparatively less stream meandering. Tributary streams of the Geumgang include the Gap-cheon, Yugu-cheon, Miho-cheon, Unsan-cheon, Seokseong-cheon, and Nonsan-cheon. Several small alluvial plains including the Honam and Nonsan Plain have been formed by the flow of the Geumgang and its tribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
