Taebaek Mountains

Japanese: 太白山脈 - たいはくさんみゃく
Taebaek Mountains

A mountain range that runs north to south along the east coast (Japan Sea side) of the Korean Peninsula, almost in the center. It is the longest mountain range in Korea, stretching 500 kilometers. It is an asymmetrically tilted mountain range, with a steep eastern slope approaching the sea and a gentle western slope that forms the wide Risei Plateau. The mountain's bedrock is granite and granite gneiss. From north to south, the Taebaek Mountains include the world-famous Mount Kumgang (1,638 meters), Mount Seorak (1,708 meters), Mount Odaesan (1,563 meters), and Mount Taebaek (1,561 meters), and low hills remain as you move south. These mountain ranges have high flat surfaces, such as 600 peaks. The eastern slope of the mountain range is called the Yeongdong Region and the western slope is called the Yeongseo Region. The saddles of the mountain range, such as Cheolryeong (685 meters) and Daegwallyeong (865 meters), were important transportation routes between the east and west in the days when transportation routes were not well developed.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

朝鮮半島のほぼ中央の半島の東海岸(日本海側)沿いに南北に走る脊梁(せきりょう)山脈。500キロメートルに及び朝鮮一の長い山脈。東斜面は急峻(きゅうしゅん)で海に迫り、西斜面は緩く広い嶺西(れいせい)高原を展開している、非対称傾動山地である。山体は花崗(かこう)岩と花崗片麻(へんま)岩が基盤岩となっている。太白山脈中には北から南へ、世界的な名山、金剛山(1638メートル)をはじめ雪岳山(1708メートル)、五台山(1563メートル)、太白山(1561メートル)が並び、南下するにしたがって低い残丘を残している。これらの山地には六百山頂のような高位平坦(へいたん)面を残している。山脈の東斜面を嶺東地方、西斜面を嶺西地方とよんでいるが、山脈の鞍部(あんぶ)である鉄嶺(685メートル)、大関嶺(865メートル)などは、交通路が発達していない時代は東西間の重要な交通路であった。

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