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Gotjawal Forest
Gotjawal Forest is a naturally formed forest located on the middle slopes of Halla Mountain, Jeju Island in South Korea.〔(December 1, 2008), (''A Forest Without Winter - Part 1.'' ) Arirang TV〕 It covers the rocky area of ʻaʻā on Jeju Island off the southwestern coast of South Korea. Due to the geographical feature, the region remains largely undisturbed by people. The ''Gotjawal Forest'' is an enclave of the Southern Korea evergreen forests ecoregion, and is a favorite place of the Jeju locals.〔2002, (''Gotjawal Woodland Path'' ) Invil Central Council〕
==Etymology==
Traditionally, Jeju locals call any forest on rocky ground "Gotjawal" (곶자왈). According to the ''Jeju Dialect Dictionary'', "Gotjawal" refers to an unmanned and unapproachable forest mixed with trees and bushes.〔Jeju P. G., 1995〕 However, Song Shi-tae suggested, in his Ph.D. dissertation, a new meaning for the term "Gotjawal"〔Song, 2000, p.116〕 because of its direct association with "ʻAʻā. Therefore, using the term "Gotjawal Lava" instead of "ʻAʻā" can be useful in land and groundwater management. Some people insist that the meaning of Gotjawal should not be restricted to geological features according to Jeong Gwang-jung's 2004 study. They say the ecological, historical, and cultural context should also be considered.〔Jeong, 2004, p.41〕 However, it is still not clear how they define the meaning of Gotjawal.
In his 2003 study,〔Song, 2003, p.47〕 Song asserted that protecting the Gotjawal area on Jeju is essential to protecting the island’s groundwater, because rain water penetrates directly into the groundwater aquifer through cracks in the region’s rocky earth.
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