Naksan Beach
Naksan Beach is a beach in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It first opened to the public on July 22, 1962. In 1979, it was made part of Naksan Provincial Park.- Type: Beach
- Description: Beach located in Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Province
- Also known as: “Naksan-haesuyokchang”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naksansa.
Naksansa
Buddhist temple
Photo: Steve46814, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naksansa is a Buddhist temple in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, South Korea. It stands on the slopes of Obongsan Mountain and belongs to the Jogye Order. Established by Uisang in 671, it was designated as historic site in 2008.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yangyang.
Yangyang
Photo: bryan retreat, CC BY 2.0.
Yangyang is in Gangwon. It is the name of a small town and of a bigger county of which it is the capital. It used to be an unpopular tourist destination compared to Sokcho and Gangneung, but it became famous for surfing and now attracts about 15.22 million tourists a year.
Naksan Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Gangwon, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.11548° or 38° 6′ 56″ northLongitude
128.63751° or 128° 38′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8QCC4J8Q+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 168827521OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
7588443Wikidata ID
Q12589709
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Naksan Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Naksanhaesuyokjang”
- Chinese: “洛山海水浴场”
- Japanese: “洛山海水浴場”
- Korean: “낙산 해수욕장”
- Korean: “낙산해수욕장”
- Swedish: “Naksanhaesuyokjang”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Naksan Provincial Park and Dongguk University.
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