Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage

Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage

Applied research in geomorphology includes landform analysis and evaluation from a specific perspective of scientific significance and global relevance. In this paper, landform diversity of Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, a UNESCO World Heritage candidate, is compared with geomorphic characteristics o...

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Main Authors: Migoń Piotr, Woo Kyung-Sik, Kasprzak Marek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-03-01
Series:Quaestiones Geographicae
Subjects:
granite geomorphology
rock control
mass movements
bedrock channels
world heritage
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0008
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spelling doaj-fa99b83dc3b74af5a2de78390d50a36f2021-09-05T21:23:39ZengSciendoQuaestiones Geographicae2081-63832018-03-0137110311410.2478/quageo-2018-0008quageo-2018-0008Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World HeritageMigoń Piotr0Woo Kyung-Sik1Kasprzak Marek2Department of Geomorphology, Institute of Geography and regional Development, University of Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South KoreaDepartment of Geomorphology, Institute of Geography and regional Development, University of Wrocław, PolandApplied research in geomorphology includes landform analysis and evaluation from a specific perspective of scientific significance and global relevance. In this paper, landform diversity of Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, a UNESCO World Heritage candidate, is compared with geomorphic characteristics of two World Heritage properties in China, Huangshan and Sanqingshan. Seoraksan represents an almost complete mountain geomorphic system of considerable contemporary dynamics, with outstanding scenery and spectacular landforms such as domes, fins, bedrock channels, waterfalls, and inherited block fields. It is argued that Seoraksan contains outstanding scientific and aesthetic values, not present at the Chinese properties, offering scope for successful nomination.https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0008granite geomorphologyrock controlmass movementsbedrock channelsworld heritage
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author Migoń Piotr
Woo Kyung-Sik
Kasprzak Marek
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Woo Kyung-Sik
Kasprzak Marek
Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage
Quaestiones Geographicae
granite geomorphology
rock control
mass movements
bedrock channels
world heritage
author_facet Migoń Piotr
Woo Kyung-Sik
Kasprzak Marek
author_sort Migoń Piotr
title Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage
title_short Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage
title_full Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage
title_fullStr Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage
title_full_unstemmed Landform Recognition in Granite Mountains in East Asia (Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, and Huangshan and Sanqingshan, China) – A Contribution of Geomorphology to the UNESCO World Heritage
title_sort landform recognition in granite mountains in east asia (seoraksan, republic of korea, and huangshan and sanqingshan, china) – a contribution of geomorphology to the unesco world heritage
publisher Sciendo
series Quaestiones Geographicae
issn 2081-6383
publishDate 2018-03-01
description Applied research in geomorphology includes landform analysis and evaluation from a specific perspective of scientific significance and global relevance. In this paper, landform diversity of Seoraksan, Republic of Korea, a UNESCO World Heritage candidate, is compared with geomorphic characteristics of two World Heritage properties in China, Huangshan and Sanqingshan. Seoraksan represents an almost complete mountain geomorphic system of considerable contemporary dynamics, with outstanding scenery and spectacular landforms such as domes, fins, bedrock channels, waterfalls, and inherited block fields. It is argued that Seoraksan contains outstanding scientific and aesthetic values, not present at the Chinese properties, offering scope for successful nomination.
topic granite geomorphology
rock control
mass movements
bedrock channels
world heritage
url https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0008
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