Sobaeksan National Park

{{Short description|National park of South Korea}}

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| name = Sobaeksan National Park

| alt_name = 소백산국립공원, 小白山國立公園

| iucn_category = II

| photo = Snow in Sobaeksan national park.jpg

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| location = Chungcheongbuk-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

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| coordinates = {{coord|36.965|N|128.507|E|region:KR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{Cite web| url=http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Sobaeksan_National_Park| title=Sobaeksan National Park| website=protectedplanet.net}}

| area = {{convert|322.38|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Sobaeksan/Intro/Introduction.aspx?MenuNum=1&Submenu=Npp |title=Sobaeksan: Intro |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Korea National Park Service |accessdate=18 September 2010}}

| established = 14 December 1987

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| governing_body = Korea National Park Service

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| url = [http://english.knps.or.kr/Knp/Sobaeksan/Intro/Introduction.aspx Official website]

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{{South Korea national parks}}

Sobaeksan National Park ({{Korean|hangul=소백산국립공원|hanja=小白山國立公園}}) is located in the provinces of Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It was designated as the 18th national park in 1987. It is named after the {{convert|1439|m|ft|adj=on}} mountain Sobaeksan. The park is home to 1,067 plant species and 2,639 animal species. Reintroduction program of the critically endangered Korean Foxes with captive animals from the Seoul Zoo has been run to reestablish the local population of 50 by 2020.Lee Sun-young, 2012, [http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20121101000970 Foxes released into wild on Sobaeksan], The Korea Herald