Hangul 추풍령 Revised Romanization Chupungnyeong Province North Gyeongsang Province | Hanja 秋風嶺 McCune–Reischauer Ch'up'ungn'yŏng | |
Similar Hwangaksan, Chupungnyeong Station, Baekdudaegan, Mungyeong Saejae, Jikjisa | ||
Chupungnyeong is a mountain pass between Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do and Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea.
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Summary
It lies in the Sobaek Mountains, and it was a border between Jinhan and Mahan in Proto–Three Kingdoms period and Silla and Baekje in Three Kingdoms period. Now it is a border between Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do, Hoseo and Yeongnam. Korail Gyeongbu Line, Route 4 and Gyeongbu Expressway pass through it, and it is the highest point in Gyeongbu Line. There is a meteorological observatory controlled by Daejeon Area Meteorological Administration. As a name of administrative divisions, it is one of myeon in Yeongdong-gun and ri in Chupungnyeong-myeon.
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Climate
Chupungnyeong has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dwa) with very warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is much higher in summer than in winter.