Baekdu Mountain
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/Changbai Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Baekdu/Changbai Mountain volcano, April 2003 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,744 metres (9,003 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,593 m (8,507 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 42°00′20″N 128°03′19″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Ryanggang, (North Korea) Jilin, (China) |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 1903[1] |
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
- 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. doi:10.1007/s004450050004. S2CID 129624918.
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