Sobaeksan National Park
36°57′54″N 128°30′25″E / 36.965°N 128.507°E / 36.965; 128.507[1]Area 322.38 km2 (124.47 sq mi)[2] Established 14 December 1987 Governing body Korea National Park Service Official website
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Sobaeksan National Park (Korean: 소백산국립공원; Hanja: 小白山國立公園) is located in the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 18th national park in 1987.[2] It is named after the 1,439-metre (4,721 ft) mountain Sobaeksan. The park is home to 1,067 plant species and 2,639 animal species.[2] Reintroduction program of the critically endangered Korean Foxes with captive animals from the Seoul Zoo has been run to reestablish the local population of 50 by 2020.[3]
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- The park's page on Korea National Park Service's website
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