Baekdu Mountain
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| Baekdu/Changbai Mountain | |
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 Baekdu/Changbai Mountain volcano, April 2003 |
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| Elevation | 2,744 metres (9,003 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Ryanggang, (North Korea) Jilin, (China) |
| Coordinates | 42°00′20″N 128°03′19″E / 42.00556°N 128.05528°ECoordinates: 42°00′20″N 128°03′19″E / 42.00556°N 128.05528°E |
| Geology | |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1903[1] |
Baekdu Mountain or Changbai Mountain is a volcano on the border between North Korea and China.[2] This mountain is 54.5% in North Korean territory, 45.5% in China. The Korean name is Baekdu-san. It is means White head mountain. The China name is Changbai-shan. It is means Snow piles up on the large mountain.
Baekdu has large crater lake, It is called Heaven Lake. Koreans call it "Cheon-ji" lake, Chinese called "tiandi" lake. It is 2,744 metres above sea level. The Beijing Olympic torch was lit on Baekdu/Changbai Mountain. Heaven Lake is the caldera made by a gigantic eruption in 969 AD (± 20 years).[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Baitoushan
- ↑ Baekdu Mountain (白頭山)/Changbai Mountain(长白山)
- ↑ Horn, Susanne; Schmincke, Hans-Ulrich (2000). "Volatile emission during the eruption of Baitoushan Volcano (China/North Korea) ca. 969 AD". Bulletin of Volcanology 61 (8): 537–555. .
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