제주특별자치도의 지형관광자원 - 세계자연유산 지정 후보지로서의 재조명 -

Abstract

This research sought to reexamine the topography of Jeju Province as a candidate World Natural Heritage from the tourism geographical viewpoint and to present a futuristic and systematic management scheme. The tourism topography of Jeju Province can be classified into 5 types: mountainous topography, river topography, cave topography, coastal topography, and island topography. Most of these topographic features have been formed by lava flow following a volcanic eruption, developing their own unique features through secondary topographic actions such as weathering, erosion, movement, and sedimentation. From the regional viewpoint, the tourism topography of Jeju Province is mainly divided into 3 areas: Northwest region, Southwest region, and Northeast region. Note, however, that they are located 1~1.5 hours away from all directions, thereby enabling tourists to enjoy topographic tourism sans time and space limitations. Currently, except a few certain topographic views, there are neither special explanation signs installed nor information books published, however. To enable Jeju Province to be designated and managed as a World Natural Heritage, more specific and careful preparations are required. In this connection, a guidebook tentatively titled ?Topography of Jeju Province? needs to be published first.