Natural monuments of North Korea is a natural monuments system that designates natural resources that are designated as significant to the North Korean government. A total of 469 natural monument entries have been designated from no.1 to no. 935.
History North Korea first established a law made to protect natural heritage in 1946 April 29, but was abolished and was revised with new rules of administrating it in 1990.
Designation standards The designations are not only considered in an academic, aesthetic and economic perspective, but also designated based on whether it has significant revolutionary history regarding the ruling Kim family of North Korea. For plants it can be something the Kim family planted themselves, for geology it can be things that they named themselves, or important in terms of cult of personality, such as Mount Paektu and Samjiyon lake, for animals it can be things that were paid attention to by the Kim family.
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No. 1 - 50 Missing numbers are simply numbers that are not designated with natural monuments.
Name(Korean name) Location Description Scientific name 1 Sargent cherry and Manchurian fir trees of Rŭngra-do island릉라도 산벗나무와 전나무/산벗나무와전나무Rŭngra-do, Chung-guyŏk, PyongyangThe place where wild cherry blossoms and fir trees in Rungrado grow is in Rungrado, Kyŏngsang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang. The trees are located next to the Rungrado Amusement Park Management Office. The soil where the Rungragdo fir tree grows is black because it is soil and sand piled up by the flow of the Daedong River. The sand layer is about 20 to 30 cm, and below it is a mixture of sand and gravel. The average root neck circumference of Rungrado wild cherry tree is 1.1m, chest height circumference 0.9m, treeshade diameter 7m, tree height 10m, and fir trees average root neck circumference 1.2m, chest height circumference 1.1m, treecap diameter 7.5m, tree height 7.5m. is about The stem of the wild cherry tree stands upright, the bark is smooth, and the color is ash or black. The leaves are alternately attached and have leaf stalks. Flowers bloom in light red around April. Fruits ripen black around June. Fir grows as a perpetual green-leaved tall tree. The bark is black ash, and the leaves are staggeredly attached to the branches. Flowers bloom at the tips of old branches in April–May, and fruits ripen in October.Prunus sargentii/Abies holophylla 2 Korean weeping willows of Okryu옥류능수버들/능수버들Moranbong Park, PyongyangThe place where the Korean weeping willows of Okryu is Kyŏngsang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang. Weeping willows are beside the road going up from the bottom of the Okryu Bridge to the Okryu-gwan. The soil in which the willow grows is a piled soil carved by the flow of the Daedong River, and the mechanical composition is sandy loam, and manure and drainage are appropriate. The Korean weeping willows of Okryu were planted around 1860. The tree is 4.5m in circumference at root neck, 4.6m in circumference at breast height, 17m in diameter from east to west, 26m from north to south, and 16m in tree height. At a height of 1.5m and 2m, the tree split into three branches and slanted slightly towards the Daedonggang River. The tree cap is kite-shaped. The Korean weeping willows of Okryu, known as <Ryukyong> from old times, show the beauty of Pyongyang and enhance the scenery of the Daedonggang River, which is being transformed grandly and splendidly, so North Korean government thinks it should be actively protected.Salix pseudolasiogyne 3 Pagoda trees of the Ch'ŏngryu Cliffs청류벽회화나무/회화나무Moranbong Park, PyongyangThe place where the Pagoda trees of the Ch'ŏngryu Cliffs grows is Kyŏngsang-dong, Chung-guyok, Pyongyang. The Pagoda tree grows in the middle of the cliff of the clear stream wall of Moranbong Peak. The soil where the Pagoda trees of the Ch'ŏngryu Cliffs grow is a barren land with a clear stream wall, and the bank of the Daedong River is a sandy land. The soil of the cliff where this tree grows is brown forest soil and hangs. The tree has grown spontaneously since around 1790. It is a tall tree whose leaves drop, and the height of the tree is 10m. This locust tree is so wedge-shaped that it is hard to tell whether it is a root or a stem. Trees are growing toward the Daedonggang River, spreading their shades like fan blades. Root neck girth was 1.8m, 1.68m, 1.4m, 1.1m, 1m. The root descended about 4m along the rock that fell vertically and went into the rock. The diameter of the root neck that has become like a stem is 1.3m, and it is 0.6m when it goes down about 3m. It has been designated as Natural Monument No. 3 and is under protection and management.Sophora japonica 6 Poplar trees of the Pot'ong River보통강뽀뿌라나무/뽀뿌라나무Pot'onggang-dong, Pot'onggang-guyŏk, PyongyangTreePopulus sp. 8 Dahurian larch trees of Munsubong hill문수봉이깔나무/이깔나무Raengch'ŏn-dong, Tongdaewŏn-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeLarix gmelinii 9 Jujube trees of Tŏkdong덕동대추나무/나무Tŏkdong-ri, Sadong-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeZizyphus zizyphus 10 Metasequoia trees of Mount Taesŏng대성산수삼나무/나무Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeMetasequoia glyptostroboides 11 Siebold's magnolia trees of Mount Taesŏng대성산목란/Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeMagnolia sieboldii 12 White forsythia trees of Mount Taesŏng대성산미선나무/나무Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeAbeliophyllum distichum 13 Eucommia trees of Mount Taesŏng대성산두충나무/나무Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeEucommia ulmoides 14 Chinese catalpa of Mount Taesŏng대성산향오동나무/나무Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeCatalpa ovata 15 Japanese wisteria of Mount Taesŏng대성산참등나무/참나무Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeWisteria floribunda 16 Chinese juniper of Mount Taesŏng대성산뚝향나무/뚝나무Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeJuniperus chinensis 17 Mesozoic fossils of Mount Taesŏng대성산중생대화석/Taesŏng-dong, Taesŏng-guyŏk, Pyongyang 18 Korean aspen trees of Mangyŏngdae만경대백양나무/나무Mangyŏngdae-dong, Mangyŏngdae-guyŏk, PyongyangTreePopulus davidiana 19 Japanese zelkova trees of Mt. Ryongak룡악산느티나무/느티나무Ryongbong-ri, Mangyŏngdae-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeZelkova serrata 20 Chinese mahogany trees of Mount Ryongak룡악산참중나무/참중나무Ryongbong-ri, Mangyŏngdae-guyŏk, Pyongyang TreeCedrela sinensis 22 Pagoda trees of Mount Ryongak룡악산회화나무/회화나무Ryongbong-ri, Mangyŏngdae-guyŏk, PyongyangTreeSophora japonica 23 Fold valley of west Pyongyang서평양습곡/Chungdang-ri, Hyŏngjesan-guyŏk, Pyongyang 24 Honam-ri soft-shelled turtle habitat호남리자라살이터/자라살이터Honam-ri, Samsŏk-guyŏk, PyongyangReptileTrionychidae sp. 25 Japanese red pine forest of Ryongsan-ri룡산리소나무림/소나무Ryongsan-ri, Ryŏkp'o-guyŏk, Pyongyang ForestPinus densiflora 26 Sawthorn oak trees of Sangwŏn상원가둑나무/가둑나무Taedong-ri, Sangwŏn-gun, PyongyangTreeQuercus acutissima 28 Koryŏngsan Plateau고령산평탄면/Rodong-ri, Sangwŏn-gun, Pyongyang 29 Ryongsan-ri seaweed fossils룡산리해조류화석/Ryongsan-ri, Chunghwa-gun, Pyongyang 30 River terrace of Wŏlp'o-ri월포리하성단구/Wŏlp'o-ri, P'yŏngsŏng 31 Ginkgo trees of the Anguksa Buddhist temple안국사은행나무/나무Ponghak-dong, P'yŏngsŏngTreeGinkgo biloba 32 Japanese red pine trees of Ryulhwa률화소나무/소나무Ryulhwa-ri, P'yŏngsŏngTreePinus densiflora 33 Ginkgos of Chasan자산은행나무/나무Chasan-ri, P'yŏngsŏngTreeGinkgo biloba 34 P'yŏngnam Hot Springs평남온천/Onch'ŏn 36 Great bustards of South P'yŏngan평안남도너화/너화Chŭngsan-gun/Onch'ŏn-gunBirdOtis tarda 37 Sea bird habitat of Tŏk Island 덕도바다새번식지/바다새Kŭmsŏng-ri, Onch'ŏn-gunBird 38 Crested ibis of South P'yŏngan평안남도따오기/따오기Chŭngsan-gun/Onch'ŏn-gunBirdNipponia nippon 40 Japanese honey locust trees of Sukch'ŏn숙천주염나무/주염나무Sinp'ung-ri, Sukch'ŏn-gunTreeGleditsia japonica 41 Ginkgo tree of the P'yŏngwon Training Ground평원훈련정은행나무/나무P'yŏngwŏnTreeGinkgo biloba 42 Pear tree of Ŭnjŏng은정배나무/은정배나무Masan-ri, Mundŏk-gunTreePyrus pyrifolia 43 Flower Cave of Kaech'ŏn개천꽃동굴/꽃Ryongwŏn Worker's District, Kaech'ŏn 44 Chinese egret and grey heron habitat of Ryongun-ri룡운리백로왜가리번식지/왜가리Ryongun-ri, Kaech'ŏnBirdArdea cinerea/Egretta eulophotes 45 Oak trees of Kangdong강동참나무/참나무Hyangmok-ri, Kangdong-gun, PyongyangTreeQuercus sp. 46 Spikemoss community of Sŏngch'ŏn성천가지부처손군락/가지부처손Sŏngch'ŏnHerbSelaginella sp. 47 Fold valley of Sŏngch'ŏn성천습곡/Ŭngok Worker's District, Sŏngch'ŏn 48 Sŏkt'ang Hot Springs석탕온천/Onjŏng-ri, Yangdŏk-gun 49 Scheelite outcropping of Kŏch'a거차회중석로두/Kŏsang-ri, Yangdŏk-gun 50 Korean stewartia of Yangdŏk양덕금수목/Unch'ang-ri, Yangdŏk-gunTreeStewartia koreana
50-100 Missing numbers are simply numbers that are not designated with natural monuments.