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Suncheon Bay Ecological Park

Suncheon Bay Ecological Park
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The view of Suncheon Ecologial Park in Suncheon, South Korea.
Map showing the location of Suncheon Bay Ecological Park
Map showing the location of Suncheon Bay Ecological Park
Map of South Korea
Location Suncheon Bay, South Korea
Nearest city Suncheon
Coordinates 34°50′34″N 127°30′22″E / 34.8428°N 127.506°E / 34.8428; 127.506Coordinates: 34°50′34″N 127°30′22″E / 34.8428°N 127.506°E / 34.8428; 127.506
Area 27 km2 (10 sq mi)
Established 2003

Suncheon Bay Ecological Park is a protected natural area near Suncheon, South Korea. It is a bay between Yeosu and Goheung peninsulas, located 8 km (5.0 mi) from the center of Suncheon, with 21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi) of mudflats and 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) of reed beds.

From the junction of the Dong and Isa streams to the beginning of the mudflat in Suncheon Bay, it has the widest reed bed in Korea. In autumn, reed blossoms, red turkeys, and white migratory birds make the area a popular attraction.

Suncheon Bay, facing the South Sea, has a climate strongly influenced by the sea. The average temperature of the coldest month is about 0 °C (32 °F). A yearly average temperature is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). The annual temperature range is smaller than other areas.

Gardening and cultivation advances benefit from the warm temperatures in winter. The area is developing fisheries for gray mullet, gizzard shad and octopus, and an aquaculture industry.

The administrative area of Suncheon Bay is over 75 km2 (29 sq mi). The total area of sandbar exposed at the ebb tide is about 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) and the total is 21.6 km2 (8.3 sq mi).

Suncheon Bay is about 8,000 years old. Studies performed by geologists have determined that, after the earth's last , the level of sea increased about 160 m (520 ft). The western area of Korea, called West Sea, turned from land to sea. The Korean peninsula was as it is today. Suncheon Bay consists of brackish water, earth and sand, transported in by the river and accumulated over time by the tide of the sea, forming an extensive sandbar.


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