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Encyclopedia > Baekdudaegan
Baekdudaegan
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Hangul: 백두대간
Hanja: 白頭大幹
Revised Romanization: Baekdu daegan
McCune-Reischauer: Paektu taegan

The Baekdudaegan is a mountain range which runs most of the length of the Korean Peninsula, from Baekdusan in the north to Jirisan in the south. It is of enormous importance in Korean traditional thought. Much of its length corresponds with the conventional Taebaek and Sobaek ranges. Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. ... Baitou Mountain, or Paektu Mountain, is a mountain on the border between China and North Korea. ... Jiri-san is a mountain in the south of South Korea. ... The Taebaek Mountains are a mountain range in both North and South Korea. ... The Sobaek Mountains are a mountain range cutting across the southern Korean peninsula. ...

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Mountains

North Korea

  • Paektusan
  • Podahoesan
  • Wŏnsan
  • T'aebaeksan
  • Taebaegyŏksan
  • Sahyangsan
  • Nangnimsan
  • Sanggomsan
  • Mayusan
  • Dumusan
  • Aejŏnsan
  • Ch'ŏrunsan
  • Ogangsan
  • Murabalsan
  • Kochasan
  • Chaeryŏngsan
  • Hwayŏsan
  • Turyusan
  • Pallyongsan
  • Maŭnsan
  • Paekhaksan
  • P'ungnyusan
  • Kŭmgangsan
  • Magirasan

Baitou (Paektu) Mountain is a mountain on the border between China and North Korea. ... KÅ­mgangsan (Diamond Mountain) is the second-tallest mountain in North Korea, with a height of 1638 metres. ...

South Korea

  • Seoraksan
  • Odaesan
  • Dutasan
  • Cheongoksan
  • Daebaksan
  • Taebaeksan
  • Sudasan
  • Baekbyeongsan
  • Jakseongsan
  • Daemisan
  • Gyeripsan
  • Joryeongsan
  • Huiyangsan
  • Daeyasan
  • Burilsan
  • Hwasan
  • Songnisan
  • Gubongsan
  • Bonghwangsan
  • Ungisan
  • Gosan
  • Heugunsan
  • Gyebangsan
  • Hwangaksan
  • Samseongsan
  • Udusan
  • Daedeoksan
  • Deogyusan
  • Bonghwangsan
  • Baegunsan
  • Jirisan

Seorak-san is the highest mountain in the Taebaek mountain range in the Gangwon province in eastern South Korea. ... Jiri-san is a mountain in the south of South Korea. ...

See also

Map of North Korea North Korea is located in eastern Asia, on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... Map of South Korea South Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. ... Fēng Shuǐ (風水 – literally, wind and water pronounced fung shuway), which may be more than 3000 years old, is the ancient practice of placement to achieve harmony with the environment. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ...

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