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Paektu Mountain or Baekdu Mountain (Korean: 백두산) is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. [3] In China, it is known as Changbai Mountain ( Chinese : 长白山 ). At 2,750 m (9,022 ft), it is the tallest mountain in North Korea and Northeast China and the tallest mountain of the Baekdu-daegan and Changbai mountain ...
The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain, a stratovolcano on the border of North Korea and China also known as Changbaishan, [1] occurred in late 946 CE. [2] [3] This event is known as the Millennium Eruption or Tianchi eruption. [4] It is one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history; classified at least a VEI 6. [5] [6] [7]
Baekdu-daegan (Korean: 백두대간; Hanja: 白頭大幹) is a traditional Korean conception [1] of the mountains and consequently the watersheds of the Korean Peninsula. The mountain range stretches the length of the Korean Peninsula, around 1,500 km, from Baekdu Mountain in the north to Jirisan , or Hallasan [ 2 ] on Jeju Island in the south.
Heaven Lake (Chinese: 天池; pinyin: Tiān Chí; Korean: 천지) is a volcanic crater lake atop Paektu Mountain. It lies on the border between China and North Korea, and is roughly evenly divided between the two countries. [1] [2] The Chinese part is in Jilin Province while the North Korean part is in Ryanggang Province.
The Changbai Mountains (simplified Chinese: 长白山; traditional Chinese: 長白山; lit. 'long white mountain') are a major mountain range in East Asia that extends from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, across the China-North Korea border (41°41' to 42°51'N; 127°43' to 128°16'E), to the North Korean provinces of Ryanggang and Chagang.
In North Korea, the following are known as the five famous mountains. [3] Of them, only Jiri-san is in South Korea. Paektu-san (백두산, 白頭山); Kumgang-san (금강산, 金剛山)
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It is an important mountain in the Baekdu-daegan mountain range, the point where it turns west after running along Korea's east coast for a long distance. Its territory stretches from the city of Taebaek in Yeongwol-gun County , Gangwon-do Province to Bonghwa-gun County , Gyeongsangbuk-do Province , and it was designated South Korea's 22nd ...