Myoraksan
{{Short description|Mountain in North Korea}}
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{{Infobox Korean name
|context=north
|hangul=멸악산
|hanja=滅惡山
|rr=Myeoraksan
|mr=Myŏraksan
}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Myoraksan
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 818
| location = North Korea
| range =
| coordinates = {{coord|38|17|45|N|126|12|10|E|type:mountain}}
}}
Myŏraksan, in English Mt. Myorak, is a mountain on the border of Rinsan and P'yŏngsan counties of North Hwanghae Province in North Korea. It has an elevation of 818 m. A plant reserve of 126 km² was established in that area in 1976.{{cite web|title=멸악산식물보호구(滅惡山植物保護區)|periodical=Doopedia|publisher=|url=https://www.doopedia.co.kr/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view&MAS_IDX=101013000773375|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=ko|pages=|quote=}} It is one of the few suitable habitats for the Tristram's Woodpecker in the world.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060618205256/http://biodiv.org/doc/world/kp/kp-nbsap-01-p2-en.pdf Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan DPRK]
- {{in lang|ko}} Encyclopedias: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311004645/http://preview.britannica.co.kr/spotlights/nkorea/geography/b07m3200a.html Britannica], [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011621/http://www.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?contentno=62122 Doosan]
Category:Mountains of North Korea
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