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CHAGANG · NORTH KOREA · ASIA
Wagal-bong
Also known as Gakatsu-ho, Gakatsu-hō, Gakatsu-rei, Wagal-pong
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ELEVATIONNot verified
PROMINENCENot verified
TYPEPeak
COUNTRYNorth Korea
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MOUNTAIN KNOWLEDGE
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Updated 8 November 2026. Explore the sources with each section, and check current local advice before travel.
About this mountain
Wagal-bong is a mountain name standardized in the 1950 U.S. Board on Geographic Names Korea gazetteer, with Gakatsu-hō and Gakatsu-rei recorded as variants. A secondary current index places it in Chagang; the current administrative placement and small coordinate/elevation differences are qualified rather than silently normalized.
Sources & scope
Historical authoritative exact-name binding with current secondary locator explicitly qualified
- Preliminary NIS Gazetteer: Korea ↗U.S. Board on Geographic Names; U.S. Department of the Interior Division of Geography; published by Central Intelligence Agency · checked 08/11/2026
- GeoNames Fulltextsearch: Chagang ↗GeoNames · checked 08/11/2026
- Notes on Oriental Scolytus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) ↗Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute · checked 08/11/2026
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Nature & wildlife
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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