The Geomunoreum Lava Tube System (GLTS) is both vast and culturally valuable. It was formed by both lava activities and carbonates, which is unprecedented case in the world. The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, which are partly composed of the GLT...
The Geomunoreum Lava Tube System (GLTS) is both vast and culturally valuable. It was formed by both lava activities and carbonates, which is unprecedented case in the world. The Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, which are partly composed of the GLTS, have been declared as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site. Little was known about the GLTs, so we conducted fundamental study for conservation. Photographs is one of easiest way to record, but they do not describe the entire environment comprehensively. Therefore, we created several illustrations of the lava tubes to display their environmental features. We explored six lava caves (upstream and downstream) in the GLTS and photographed their geological features and yellow walls, the colors of which are influenced by microbial mats. We compared the hex codes of the wall colors to describe exact colors. We created illustrations that accurately represent the scale and features of the caves using the Clip Studio v1.10.5 software. Upstream and downstream parts of the GLTS differ in scale and volcanic features. We illustrated various characteristics of the caves including lava cave features, vegetation, and microbial mats. We also described the internal and external cave environments.