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Rare natural cave discovered in Kowon County, South Hamgyong Province

Date: 07/05/2025 | Source: Voice of Korea (EN) | Read original version at source

A rare natural cave was recently discovered in Iryong-ri, Kowon County of South Hamgyong Province.

The cave on a hillside about 7.4 kilometres from the seat of Iryong-ri is a karstic one formed by the action of underground water in the limestone zone. It is about 240 metres long and has four short branches and three vertical shafts.

It presents a unique scenery with lots of yellow, white and black stalagmites and stalactites of diverse shapes and sizes in five districts.

Officials, teachers and researchers of the National Authority for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Kim Il Sung University, Kim Chaek University of Technology and the State Academy of Sciences jointly surveyed and excavated the cave and appraised that it is of greater ornamental and academic value than the Rakchon Cave in Kowon County and the Chonryong Cave in Yodok County of South Hamgyong Province which were registered as natural monuments.

The cave was named Iryong and registered as state-designated natural monument No. 256.

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