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Hantan River

38.0047°N 127.0108°E · Q492822

One English word in this atlas traces back to Hantan River. It sits in South Korea.

All of South Korea
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hantavirusnoun · 20th century
Well attested

The virus family is named for a Korean river.

The type virus was isolated near the Hantan River in South Korea in the 1970s. Naming diseases after places has since fallen out of favour.

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