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Case Studies Regarding the Classification of Public Caves (공개동굴의 유형분류에 관한 사례연구)

  • Hong, Hyun-Chul
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.93
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    • pp.13-25
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    • 2009
  • This study, which includes case studies that provide information of cave tour resources, considered a variety of selected variables of the internal and external parts of caves with the expanded factors of the academic classification in caves. It uses the cluster analysis, one of the multivariate analysis techniques, and applied the results for review. As a result, public caves can present multiple classification criteria according to the factors of the surrounding area's human environment. The result, classified by the region in public caves, is derived from this study.

The Distribution Characteristics of Tourism Resources on Surrounding Open Caves (관광동굴 주변 관광자원의 유형별 분포 특성)

  • Hong, Choong-Real;Kim, Won-Jin
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.67
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    • pp.53-63
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    • 2005
  • This study is basic research to present the activation of cave tourism. So first of all for establishing of this study, we examined the distribution characteristics of natural caves and monument caves. The results of this study are as follows; First, monument caves concentrate upon Gangwon-do and Jeju-do. Second, open caves concentrate upon Gangwon-do and Chungcheongbuk-do. Third, typical linkage characteristics of tourism resources surrounding open caves are very high in natural tourism resources. Fourth, It is necessary to develop tourism route though the linkage with other tourism resources. But this study have been partial and fragmentary. in order to increase the number of tourists, we should make them curious about the specific region by presenting the unique characteristics of the region, for example its cultural, social, recreational etc. in other words, in order to attract the tourists open caves should differentiate from other open caves.

China's Cave Resources Distribution and Cave Research (중국의 동굴 자원과 동굴 연구)

  • Jin, Shi-Zhu
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.95
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2009
  • This study analyzed the distribution of China's caves and cave resources in Research. The results are as follows: First, China's melting karst caves are mainly distributed in southwest widely distributed. Recently in Beijing and other northern areas found in many caves. First, China's Karst caves are mainly distributed in karst-flung southwest. Recently in Beijing and other northern areas found in many caves. Second, although China is widespread volcanic landscapes, but most of the extinct volcano, the lava caves less so. Are mainly distributed in Hainan Island, north-east there are some distribution. Third, China's recent development and evolution of the cave, analysis of the paleo-environment records of cave stalagmites, cave biology, cave tourism development, environmental aspects of cave research more active.

The Stone Cave Temples in Silla Era (신라시대(新羅時代)의 석굴사원(石窟寺院))

  • Chin, Hong-Sup
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Costume
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    • v.5
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 1981
  • The stone caves in Korea, though they were first influenced by Chinese cave temples, were not made same with their predecessors in style. Nearly all Korean stone caves are the simulated ones built artificially, and they are divided into the following: A. The caves that were made up with several pieces of natural rocks with some wood works done over them to cover the open spaces between the rocks. B. Wood works were added in front of the rock-cut images of Buddha in order to construct the cave. C. The men-made caves Suk-kul-am in Kyung-ju is well-known among the above kind of the caves. In short, Korean stone caves have their distinction in which they were inspired by the Indian and Chinese examples and developed their own styles to meet the specific conditions and restraints of the Korean mountains. The extant Silla cave temples are classified in the following four groups: 1) The type of Shin-sun-sa(神仙寺) at Kyung-ju 2) The type of Ka-heung-ri cave(可興里) at Yong-ju(榮州) 3) The type of Kun-wi cave(軍威) 4) The type of Suk-kul-am(石窟庵) at Kyung-ju

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A Philosophy of Cave Conservation

  • Kermode, Les
    • Journal of the speleological society of Korea
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    • no.7
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 1998
  • Conservation is the optimum sustained use of natural resources; therefore, cave conservation must provide not only for the protection of the character, decoration and biota of caves, but also for the means whereby people might enjoy and understand the caves that are their heritage. A cave is a natural subterranean cavity into which a man can enter to a point where daylight cannot be seen. Caves are not only interesting physical entities that provide distinctive sensory and perceptual experiences and invoke a variety of responses, but they also provide unique opportunities for scientific study. Speleology is the study of caves, and in New Zealand it attracts workers from many disciplines of the universities and government research establishments.(omitted)

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Bullock Creek Caves

  • Emberson, Rowan
    • Journal of the speleological society of Korea
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    • no.7
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    • pp.37-39
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    • 1998
  • The Bullock Creek Caves are located adjacent to the usually dry river bed of Bullock Creek, which reaches the sea about a kilometer north of Punakaiki. The caves have been comprehensively written up by Rodgers(l972). Under conditions of normal water flow Bullock Creek submerges where the stream meets limestone on the west side of thier Punakaiki syncline. In flood conditions it overflows the first submergence and progressively floods a series of smaller submergences down valley until it comes to the caves shown on the map. All these with the exception of Wazpretti Cave and Dry Valley Cave are probably more or less flooded during and after heavy rain.(omitted)

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Karst in the Korean Peninsula

  • Oh, Jong-Woo
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.78
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    • pp.33-41
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    • 2007
  • Alpine caves, subterranean passages, are extensively controlled by folds and faults. Caves of the regions demonstrate a significant dip of the passages due to the structural deformations. There are many vertical voids and shaft. Speleo-scapes in the internal caves are various. Calcite formations show the water table alternations which indicate the uplifting and erosional base level droppings during at least the Quaternary. Around cave entrenches there are remnants of the Fluvial terraces on the middle of the hills. These relationship between cave locations and terraces will generate a key to the Plestocene history of the south Korean peninsula. Hence, the Korean karst is turned as "the overburden alpine karst".

Characteristics of the Underground Atmosphere

  • Haast, J.
    • Journal of the speleological society of Korea
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    • no.8
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 1998
  • Many of the familiar roadside signs advertising caves open to the public carry the phrase, “Come underground and cool off”. This is reasonable advice, for during the heat of summer the temperature of these caves is indeed pleasantly cool. If the principal tourist season were in the winter instead of the summer, however, the signs would probably read, “Come underground and warm up”, for in winter these same caves are far warmer than the surface. Cave temperatures are nearly constant throughout the year.

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The World' Longest Lava Tube Caves: Third Revision

  • Crawford, R.L.
    • Journal of the speleological society of Korea
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    • no.4
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    • pp.79-96
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    • 1996
  • Since lava tube caves began to be mapped in large numbers, numerous claims to possession of the world's longest have been advanced by caverns from various countries. Among the caves for which this distinction has been claimed are Ape Cave, washington (halliday, 1962); the Cueva de los Verdes, Canary Islands (Montoriol and de Mier, 1969); the Cueva del Viento, Canary Islands (Montoriol and de Mier, 1974); Kazumura Cave, Hawaii (Gagne and Howarth, 1975); Leviathan Cave, Kenya (Simon, 1976); Man Jang Gul, South Korea (Anon., 1981); and Bilemot Gul, South Korea (Ogawa, 1982).(omitted)

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Application of graph theory for analyzing the relational location features of cave as tourists attraction (II): focused on the analysis of network status (동굴관광지의 관계적 입지특성 분석을 위한 그래프이론의 적용(II): 네트워크의 지위분석 기법의 적용을 중심으로)

  • Hong, Hyun-Cheol
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.88
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    • pp.38-44
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    • 2008
  • This study aims to identify the efficiency by applying diverse index to the positions of vertex in the network among the network analysis methods in order to identify the relational location features of caves. The first consideration was about the relational location features according to the linking degree and centrality of cave. The second consideration was about the structural equivalence between caves or between caves and the surrounding tourists attractions. A variety of index examined in this study is very efficient for identifying the positions of caves in the network. Furthermore, the relational location features in consideration of surrounding tourists attractions identified the availability of more objective and quantitative expression. In particular, when there are other caves around a cave, it is also very useful to identify the structural equivalence or comparison with other caves.