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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

Piotr Migoń
Piotr Migoń
, 
Kyung-Sik Woo
Kyung-Sik Woo
 and 
Marek Kasprzak
Marek Kasprzak
   | Mar 30, 2018
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Published Online: Mar 30, 2018
Page range: 103 - 114
Received: Oct 09, 2017
Accepted: Jan 31, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0008
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Fig. 1

Location of three granite areas mentioned in the paper in East Asia. 1 – Huangshan, 2 – Sanqingshan, 3 – Seoraksan.
Location of three granite areas mentioned in the paper in East Asia. 1 – Huangshan, 2 – Sanqingshan, 3 – Seoraksan.

Fig. 2

Geomorphic features of Huangshan (A, B) and Sanqingshan (C, D) (Photos P. Migoń). A – inner part of Huangshan, B – massive domes in the peripheral part of the mountain-top surface, C – rock relief dominated by vertical joints, D – deeply incised ravines, with the Giant Boa rock residual in the middle of the scene.
Geomorphic features of Huangshan (A, B) and Sanqingshan (C, D) (Photos P. Migoń). A – inner part of Huangshan, B – massive domes in the peripheral part of the mountain-top surface, C – rock relief dominated by vertical joints, D – deeply incised ravines, with the Giant Boa rock residual in the middle of the scene.

Fig. 3

General relief of Seoraksan and boundaries of the Seoraksan National Park.Source: USGS (2004), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 3 Arc Second scene SRTM.
General relief of Seoraksan and boundaries of the Seoraksan National Park.Source: USGS (2004), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 3 Arc Second scene SRTM.

Fig. 4

Relief model of the central part of Seoraksan. Note the high degree of erosional dissection of slopes and complicated pattern of water dividing ridges.Source: USGS (2004), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 3 Arc Second scene SRTM and https://www.ngii.go.kr/kor/main/main.do?rbsIdx=1 (accessed 20 April 2017).
Relief model of the central part of Seoraksan. Note the high degree of erosional dissection of slopes and complicated pattern of water dividing ridges.Source: USGS (2004), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 3 Arc Second scene SRTM and https://www.ngii.go.kr/kor/main/main.do?rbsIdx=1 (accessed 20 April 2017).

Fig. 5

Representative geomorphic landscapes on different lithologies in Seoraksan (Photos M. Kasprzak). A – abundant rock slopes, sharp-crested ridges and ravines in Cretaceous granites, B – smooth slope topography in Proterozoic granites and gneisses.
Representative geomorphic landscapes on different lithologies in Seoraksan (Photos M. Kasprzak). A – abundant rock slopes, sharp-crested ridges and ravines in Cretaceous granites, B – smooth slope topography in Proterozoic granites and gneisses.

Fig. 6

Bedrock channels, waterfalls and potholes in Sibiseonnyeotang, western Seoraksan (Photo M. Kasprzak).
Bedrock channels, waterfalls and potholes in Sibiseonnyeotang, western Seoraksan (Photo M. Kasprzak).

Fig. 7

Block fields on Hwangcholbong (Photo P. Migoń).
Block fields on Hwangcholbong (Photo P. Migoń).
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