Taean Seaside National Park ( ko, 태안해안국립공원, 泰安海岸國立公園) in
Taean County
Taean County () is a county in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.
Taean Haean National Park is located within Taean County, and is known for its clear seas, unpolluted soils, coastal flora, tidal flats, coasts, and white sand. It includes thirty di ...
was designated as the
13th National Park in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
in 1978. The total area is about with being marine area.
It contains various
coastal ecosystems
A marine coastal ecosystem is a marine ecosystem which occurs where the land meets the ocean. Marine coastal ecosystems include many different types of marine habitats, such as estuaries and lagoons, salt marshes and mangrove forests, seagrass m ...
and variety of coastal landmarks such as 26 beaches, sand dunes, rocky formations, and 72 islands along the 230 km coastline.
Regarding the natural resources, 1,195 animal species, 774 plant species, and 671 marine species including
minke whale
The minke whale (), or lesser rorqual, is a species complex of baleen whale. The two species of minke whale are the common (or northern) minke whale and the Antarctic (or southern) minke whale. The minke whale was first described by the Danish n ...
s and
finless porpoise
''Neophocaena'' is a genus of porpoise native to the Indian and Pacific oceans, as well as the freshwater habitats of the Yangtze River basin in China. They are commonly known as finless porpoises. Genetic studies indicate that ''Neophocaena'' is ...
s
[전종선 기자. 2016]
‘웃는 고래 상괭이’, 태안 앞바다서 100마리 규모 발견
Sedaily.com. Retrieved on October 07, 2017 are distributed within this national park. Endangered species include
Eurasian otter
The Eurasian otter (''Lutra lutra''), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of ...
,
Chinese egret
The Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (''Egretta eulophotes'') is a threatened species of egret from east Asia. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860.
Description
The Chinese egret averages 68 cm in height. The plumage ...
,
Eremias argus
''Eremias argus'' (Korean:표범장지뱀,Chinese:丽斑麻蜥,Russian:Монгольская ящурка), also known commonly as the Mongolia racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Asia. There ...
,
Seoul frog, Ranunculus kazusensis, and so on.
References
* Korea National Park Service. 2008. National Parks of Korea
* http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Taeanhaean/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp
External links
The park's page on Korea National Park Service's website
National parks of South Korea
Protected areas established in 1978
Parks in South Chungcheong Province
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