Photographs
- Key Words
- sohuksan island; ocean china sea; coast; surf; mountain; paradise! (J. C.'s comment)
- Other Notes
- "From Taehuksan Island we journeyed by ferry for nearly another whole day, at the beginning of another typhoon, to Sohuksan (34_ 05' N, 125_ 10' E), the outermost Korean island in the Yellow Sea. Sohuksan is a botanical diamond and has the richest and most intact flora of any area visited. It is a spectacular island whose cliffs and escarpments rise sheer from the sea. The Sohuksan mountain at 620 meters elevation is the highest peak of the southwest coast and offshore islands. Sohuksan had never before been explored by western botanists, and to our present knowledge has not been visited by any Korean (there are very few) or Japanese botanists. Approximately one half of Sohuksan fortunately is still relatively undisturbed. On the very steep and hazardous terrain there are many large and mature populations of rare, threatened and endangered woody plants. A large number of "giant" or record trees of many genera and species were discovered, and I. integra was no exception." Ted Dudley 1985 trip notes
- Location
- Sohuksan Island
- Country
- South Korea
- Date Taken
- September 1985
- Photographer
- J. C. Raulston
- Collection
- J. C. Raulston's Slide Collection
- Image Name
- 085-0465.JPG
- Image ID
- 14780