River in South Korea
The
Hantan
(
Korean
:
漢灘江
) is a river flowing from
Pyonggang, North Korea
across the border through
Gangwon
and
Gyeonggi
provinces in
South Korea
. It is a tributary of the
Imjin River
, which eventually joins the
Han River
and empties into the
Yellow Sea
. The Hantan River is a popular site for
white-water rafting
.
Cheorwon Plain
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Cheorwon Plain is an area along the river basins of the Imjin River and Hantangang River and was formed by volcanic activity. One reason why many migratory birds use this area as a wintering place is because warm water gushes from the ground in winter and does not freeze, making it easy to find food.
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The plain was a fierce battleground in the Korean War, and with the ceasefire in 1953, it was designated as a civilian control area. With no humans permitted to use it, the area reverted to grass and shrubland. With marshlands and grasslands it became an important feeding and resting place for migratory birds.
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History
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The infectious agent
Hantaan orthohantavirus
was first identified in the Hantan River area by Dr.
Lee Ho-wang
and others, and was named for the Hantan river, where the disease vector (a rat) was found.
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Because the original publication transliterated the river's name as "Hantaan," this spelling remains associated with the "Hantaan virus." The name is also applied to the virus
genus
Orthohantavirus
(formerly
Hantavirus
), as well as its
family
Hantaviridae
.
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In 2007 construction of the
Hantangang Dam
began on its lower course. It was expected to be complete in mid-2015. The sole purpose of the dam is
flood control
. It is also a battleground in the
Korean War
, but the riverside is beautiful, so the Hantang River National Tourist Resort was established.
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Geography·Geology
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The Hantan River passes through a mountainous area where there was volcanic activity in the
Cenozoic Era
and
Quaternary
, and
Canyons
and
Cliffs
are developed. In the past, volcanic activity occurred in this area and a large amount of
basalt
covered the Hantangang River area, forming the Cheorwon-Pyeonggang lava plateau. Later, the Hantangang River waters eroded the basalt, creating the deep canyons and basalt cliffs that exist today. The Hantangang River has tributaries such as Namdaecheon, Yeongpyeongcheon, and Chatancheon, and along with the Imjin River, it is a flat river with a gentle slope and has well-developed sandbanks. The minerals that form the ground in the canyon caused by volcanic activity in the
Chugaryeong Rift Zone
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include porphyritic metamorphic
gneiss
,
Proterozoic
Yeoncheon metamorphic sedimentary rock,
Mesozoic Era
Jurassic
granite flow and porphyritic granite,
Cretaceous
sedimentary rocks of the Shindong Formation Group, etc.
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Tourism and Leisure
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An old scenic spot on the Hantangang River is
Goseokjeong
, where
Jinpyeong of Silla
built a pavilion.
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Recently, the Hantangang River basin has been in the spotlight as a
rafting
location.
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As a leisure facility, there is the Hantangang River National Tourist Site.
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Natural monuments along the river
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Gallery
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Basalt canyon Natural monument
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See also
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References
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a
b
卷, 領袖,
"鐵圓 철새 渡來地 (鐵原 철새 渡來地) Cheorwon migratory bird habitat"
,
한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]
(in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies
, retrieved
29 March
2024
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Lee Yun-ho, Zoom in Biology, Gungri, 2008, page 56
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Lee HW, Baek LJ, Johnson KM (1982). "Isolation of Hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of Korean hemorrhagic fever, from wild urban rats".
J Infect Dis
.
146
(5): 638?644.
doi
:
10.1093/infdis/146.5.638
.
PMID
6127366
.
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"ICTV 9th Report (2011)
Bunyaviridae
"
.
International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
. Retrieved
31 January
2019
.
Hanta: from Hantaan, river in South Korea near where type virus was isolated.
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"HanTan River"
.
Doopedia
.
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"楸哥嶺 構造谷 (楸哥嶺 構造谷) Chugaryeong Tectonic Valley"
,
한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]
(in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies
, retrieved
30 March
2024
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Kim Gwi-gon, Wetlands and Environment, Academy Books, 2006, pp. 544 - 545
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"Geological Status of the Korean Peninsula"
.
nationalatlas.ngii.go.kr
. p. 109
. Retrieved
29 March
2024
.
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Hyeon-kyung Yoon, It is everywhere in Korea, Samsung Publishing, 2007, p. 81
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Shim Chang-seop et al., Leisure Sports Roadmap Book, Hong Gyeong, 2008, page 132
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Choi Ki-jong, Korea Tourism Geographic Information, Gimunsa, 2007, page 92
External links
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127°00′39″E
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