Monggumpho in Ryongyon County, South Hwanghae Province, on the west coast is a finest beauty spot of the country noted for its beautiful coastal scenery.
White sand beach, crimson-coloured flowers of sweet brier and green pine forest stretch along the west coast of Korea, presenting a picturesque view of its coastal scenery.
And Elephant Rock, Whale Rock, Folding Screen Rock and other mysteriously shaped rocks standing on the seashore remind viewers of Manmulsang, or the Myriad-shaped Peaks, of Mt Kumgang.
One of them is Monggumpho Elephant Rock, a natural monument of the DPRK.
It is about 15m high, 10m long and about 3m round in the part of the “nose”. Research data say that the vertical joint surface of quartz porphyry underwent selective erosion of the sea, weathering action and abrasion through the long geological ages to form the shape of an elephant.
The attractive rock looks like a massive elephant strolling down to the waterside to drink water. At high tide it is just like an elephant drinking water in the sea with the long “nose” draping into the sea water.
A natural thing which visually shows the crustal oscillation, weathering action and abrasion, Monggumpho Elephant Rock was inscribed as a natural monument in 1980 as it is of great academic and educational significance and has a singular shape.
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