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The North Korean facet of Mount Paekdu has been designated as a UNESCO International Geopark.
UNESCO’s government board authorized the designation throughout a gathering in Paris on Thursday.
Final yr, the Chinese language facet of the mountain was designated as a UNESCO International Geopark below its Chinese language title, Mount Changbaishan.
That is the primary time that a spot in North Korea has been listed as a International Geopark.
North Korea sought the UNESCO itemizing for the mountain in 2019, a yr earlier than China, however China secured the designation first as an on-site inspection in North Korea was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the meantime, the UNESCO government board additionally added South Korea’s Danyang, North Chungcheong Province, and the east coast of North Gyeongsang Province to its International Geoparks Community, bringing the variety of International Geoparks within the nation to seven.
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