Upo Wetland (Korean: 우포늪) is a complex of natural wetlands located in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is located in portions of Yueo-myeon, Ibang-myeon and Daehap-myeon, near the Nakdong River. It derives its name from the largest of the wetlands, Upo. Other wetlands in the complex include Mokpo, Sajipo and Jjokjibeol wetlands. The complex as a whole covers 2.13 km2, and is the largest inland wetland in South Korea today. It is one of eight Ramsar wetlands in the country and one of the official visiting sites for the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties that was held in Changwon, Korea in October, 2008.
Read the fixed source
Follow the exact revision used for this summary, or open its history to see the contributors and later changes.
Text source & license
Adapted and shortened by SEOULIAN from the linked fixed revision; no change in factual meaning is intended. Source: Wikipedia contributors. This adapted summary is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Image attribution
Title: Upo Wetland — SEOULIAN Imagegen editorial photograph
Author: SEOULIAN with ChatGPT Image Generation
Source: SEOULIAN imagegen editorial photo
License: SEOULIAN AI-generated editorial image
AI-generated editorial illustration created with ChatGPT Image Generation; illustrative and not documentary evidence.
