Jirisan

Jirisan is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after 's , and is the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea.
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,915 metres
  • Description: tallest mountain in mainland South Korea
  • Also known as: Chai-san”, “Chii Mountain”, “Chii-san”, “Chii-zan”, “Chirisan”, “Chirizan”, and “Mt. Jiri
  • Historically known as: Chiri-san

Jirisan

Latitude
35.33694° or 35° 20′ 13″ north
Longitude
127.73056° or 127° 43′ 50″ east
Elevation
1,915 metres (6,283 feet)
Open location code
8Q798PPJ+Q6
Geo­Names ID
1845994
Wiki­data ID
Q483204
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Venetian—“Jirisan” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Чирисан
  • Catalan: Jirisan
  • Chinese: 智异山
  • Chinese: 智異山
  • Czech: Čirisan
  • Czech: Jirisan
  • Dutch: Jirisan
  • Esperanto: Monto Ĝiri
  • French: Jirisan
  • German: Chirisan
  • German: Jirisan
  • Greek: Τζίρισαν
  • Indonesian: Gunung Jiri
  • Indonesian: Jiri
  • Indonesian: Jirisan
  • Italian: Jirisan
  • Japanese: チリサン
  • Japanese: 智異山
  • Javanese: Gunung Jiri
  • Korean: 두류산
  • Korean: 지리산 국립공원
  • Korean: 지리산
  • Korean: 지리산국립공원
  • Ladin: Jirisan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jiri-san
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jirifjellet
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jirisan
  • Norwegian: Jiri-san
  • Persian: جیریسان
  • Polish: Chiri-san
  • Polish: Cziri-san
  • Polish: Jiri-san
  • Polish: Jirisan
  • Romanian: Muntele Jirisan
  • Russian: Чирисан
  • Slovak: Čirisan
  • Slovenian: Jirisan
  • Spanish: Jirisan
  • Swedish: Jirisan
  • Tagalog: Silk Fall, Jiri Mountai
  • Turkish: Jirisan
  • Ukrainian: Чирісан
  • Venetian: Jirisan

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