Sobaeksan
Sobaeksan is a peak in Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang and has an elevation of 1,439 metres. Sobaeksan is situated nearby to the village Samga-ri, as well as near Cheondong-ri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sobaeksan Observatory.
Sobaeksan Observatory
Building
Photo: Eric Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punggi-eup.
Punggi-eup
Town
Punggi-eup is a town in the outer regions of Yeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It has a population of about 16,000. A portion of Sobaeksan National Park and the Memorial Park for the Korea Liberation Corps are located in Punggi-eup. Punggi-eup is situated 8 km south of Sobaeksan.
Sobaeksan
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,439 metres
- Also known as: “Birobong” and “Piro-bong”
- Category: landform
- Location: Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.95749° or 36° 57′ 27″ northLongitude
128.4849° or 128° 29′ 6″ eastElevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)Open location code
8Q8CXF4M+XXOpenStreetMap ID
node 444326662OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Sobaeksan” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Биробонг”
- Cebuano: “Birobong”
- Korean: “Birobong”
- Korean: “비로봉”
- Swedish: “Birobong”
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Localities in the Area
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