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Gwaneumgul Cave (Daei-ri Cave Caverns) (관음굴(삼척 대이리 동굴지대))

관음굴（삼척 대이리 동굴지대）

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Daei-ri, Singi-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do

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Gwaneumgul Cave (Daei-ri Cave Caverns) (관음굴(삼척 대이리 동굴지대)) (1/2)

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Gwaneumgul Cave is thought to be the most beautiful cave in Korea. It has a reputation of being a must explore cave by not only Korean scientists but throughout cave academia around the world. The underground water flows from the entrance all the way to end all year long producing around 15,000 ㎥per day. The cave also has 4 waterfalls along the way with the largest being 9m high. The cave is full of stalactites and stalagmites, as well as straw soda, columns, flowstones, cave corals, aragonite crystals and more. The cave has total of 24 different types of living organisms, making a desirable cave for academic research.

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Updated 2019.01.15

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[Express/Intercity Bus]
Take a bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Samcheok Bus terminal.

[Bus]
From Samcheok Bus Terminal, take a local bus bound for Hwanseongul Cave.

Daei-ri, Singi-myeon, Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do

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