Mollundae (Busan)

Molun Island is a scenic spot located where the Nakdong River estuary meets the sea. It was once an island called Molun Island until the 16th century, but as sediment from the upper reaches of the Nakdong River accumulated, it became connected to Dadaepo, and now it appears as a land bridge. A land bridge is a type of landform where an island is connected to the mainland by a sandbar formed by the deposition of sand in shallow waters between the island and the land. A famous example of this is Seongsan Ilchulbong on Jeju Island. The poetic name "Molun Island," which means "island hidden in clouds," is said to have originated from the fact that the island disappears into the clouds and fog that often shroud the Nakdong River estuary. From Molun Island, one can see the lower layers of the Dadaepo Formation from the Late Cretaceous period, as well as the subsequent geological changes that occurred in Busan. It is considered a textbook of geology, boasting a variety of geological features such as faults, fault rocks, dikes, veins, chert fragments, sedimentary layers, and trace fossils.

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