'Korean Tidal Flats' Phase 2 Confirmed as UNESCO World Heritage

Inscription Decided at World Heritage Committee on the 25th

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Heo Min, head of the Korea Heritage Service, delivers a welcoming address after the second-phase inscription of "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats" was confirmed at the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held at BEXCO in Busan on the 25th. Reporter Choi Su-mun - Seoul Economic Daily Culture News from South Korea
Heo Min, head of the Korea Heritage Service, delivers a welcoming address after the second-phase inscription of "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats" was confirmed at the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held at BEXCO in Busan on the 25th. Reporter Choi Su-mun

"Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats" Phase 2 has been expanded and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee confirmed the Phase 2 expansion of "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats" at a meeting held on the 25th at BEXCO in Busan. The tidal flats added this time are those in Seosan in South Chungcheong Province, and Yeosu, Goheung and Muan in South Jeolla Province.

The scope and coverage of the natural heritage site has now been expanded five years after Seocheon Getbol, Gochang Getbol, Sinan Getbol and Boseong-Suncheon Getbol were listed as World Heritage sites in 2021. In addition to the existing Phase 1, "Korean Tidal Flats" now comprises ▲ Boseong-Suncheon-Yeosu-Goheung Getbol ▲ Sinan-Muan Tando Bay Getbol ▲ Muan Hamhae Bay Getbol ▲ Gochang Getbol ▲ Seocheon Getbol ▲ Seosan Getbol.

Korea currently holds a total of 17 World Heritage sites, comprising 15 cultural heritage sites and two natural heritage sites.

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Original reporting by Choi Soo-moon for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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