Groups (30+): Adults Won 1,700, Children (7-23) Won 800. [2004]
Lava Tube
| Location: | At Tongkimnyong-Ri Kujwaup. 30km east of Jeju City. 50 min from Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal by intercity bus. On Jeju Island. |
| Open: | MAR-OCT daily 9-18:30. NOV-FEB daily 9-17:30. [2004] |
| Fee: |
Adults Won 2,200, Children (7-23) Won 1000, Children (0-6) free, Seniors (65+) free, Disabled free. Groups (30+): Adults Won 1,700, Children (7-23) Won 800. [2004] |
| Classification: |
Lava Tube
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=8,928m, W=13m, H=15m, T=11-21°C. |
| Guided tours: | L=800m, self guided. |
| Bibliography: |
Greg Middleton (2004):
Jeju Island Lava Caves - World Heritage?, South Korea 2003.
Journal of the Sydney Speleological Society 2004 Vol 48 (6) 185-199 |
| Address: | Manjang Cave, Seogimnyeong-ri Gujwa-up Bukjeju-gun Jeju-do, Tel: +82-64-783-4818. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:26:26 $ |
| 28-MAR-1970 | designated Natural Monument No. 98. |
Manjang Gul is called the longest lava tube of the World in numerous
sources.
Even if it was this once, at the moment the longest lava tube is
Kazumura Cave, Hawai'i, USA.
This cave is more than 60km long.
However, a lava tube with more than 83km lenght is really impressing, and its
rank 10 at the moment (2004).
The cave was even named after its length, an Man Jang Gul means ten thousand jang long cave. Man is a special word for ten thousand and jang is about a foot, and so this is about 3km. It seems the name is from an older state of exploration and a good argument why not to name caves after their length.
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Manjang Gul is part of the longest lava tube system in the world. It measure 13,422 m in length. The main cave Manjang 8,928m, Kimnyeong Snake Cave 705m, and three lesser known caves 3,738m include Jwolgul, Batgul and Gaewusaegul are all part of this single cave system. Having all the mysteries of the naturally formed lava tube, it ranges from 2-30m in height and 2-23, in width. It can be entered at three locations. There is a large chunk of lava stone called Turtle Rock that looks like a thousand-year old turtle at 600m south from the second entrance. At 1,000m from the second entrance is a 7.6m tall lava pillar which was formed by lava which fell from the upper chamber of the cave down to the main cave where it solidified. At 3,800m from the main entrance are walls that resemble the wings of some great prehistoric bird. Text cited exactly (character by character) from a sign at the main entrance of the cave. |
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