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Photographed at Ilchul-ro, Seogwipo-si in September 2024
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From a rocky volcanic coastline near Ilchul-ro in Seogwipo, a massive green-clad sea cliff rises from turquoise waters, its exposed rock strata showing dramatic folded layers of gray and brown sedimentary stone beneath a thick cap of subtropical forest. The cliff face reveals geological history in its striations, with wave-cut caves and overhangs visible at the waterline where the sea has been carving into the volcanic foundation for millennia. A low basalt stone wall runs along the foreground, and the water between shore and cliff shifts from deep teal to lighter aquamarine depending on depth. The sky is vivid September blue with a few scattered clouds. This headland is one of the many volcanic features along Jeju's southern coast where the island's geological drama is on full display, the layered cliffs telling the story of successive eruptions, submersion, uplift, and relentless erosion that shaped this UNESCO-recognized landscape.