Paektu Mountain

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Paektu Mountain is a volcanic peak on the border of North Korea and China, revered in Korean culture and history and known for its large crater lake, Heaven Lake.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border mountain
cultural heritage site
mountain
stratovolcano
tourist attraction
alternateName Baekdu Mountain
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Baekdusan
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Changbai Mountain
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Changbaishan
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Mount Paektu
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Paektusan
associatedWith Kim Il-sung
linked to: Kim Il Sung

Kim Jong-il
linked to: Kim Jong Il
calderaDiameter about 5 km
continent Asia
country China
North Korea
craterName Cheonji
Heaven Lake
elevation 2744 m
9003 ft
eruptionName Millennium Eruption
featuredIn North Korean propaganda
featuredOn North Korean national emblem
geologicalAge Cenozoic
hasCraterLake Heaven Lake
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Korean mythology
Korean nationalism
hasHotSprings true
hasPart Heaven Lake
hasProtectedArea Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve
Paektu Mountain Secret Camp Revolutionary Site
isCaldera true
isHighestPointOf Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain

North Korea
isSacredTo Koreans
Manchu people
linked to: Manchu
isTouristDestinationFor Chinese tourists
North Korean tourists
isVolcanic true
lakeSurfaceElevation 2189 m
lastMajorEruption 946 AD
lastMajorEruptionVEI 7
locatedIn Jilin Province
Ryanggang Province
locatedOnBorderOf China
North Korea
mountainRange Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain
mythicalBirthplaceOf Dangun
nameInChinese 长白山
nameInKorean 백두산
linked to: Paektu Mountain
symbolOf Korean independence movement
Korean revolution
UNESCOBiosphereReserve Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve
volcanoType stratovolcano

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Korean Peninsula hasHighestMountain Paektu Mountain
Kim dynasty symbolicallyLinkedTo Mount Paektu
linked to: Paektu Mountain
East Asian mountain system hasMajorRange Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Songhua River sourceRegion Changbai Mountains
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Paektu Mountain alternateName Mount Paektu
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain alternateName Baekdu Mountain
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain alternateName Baekdusan
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain alternateName Changbai Mountain
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain alternateName Changbaishan
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain nameInKorean 백두산
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Paektu Mountain mountainRange Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain isHighestPointOf Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Jilin Province hasMountainRange Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Jilin Province hasTouristAttraction Changbai Mountain
linked to: Paektu Mountain
North Korean revolutionary tradition symbolicCenter Mount Paektu
linked to: Paektu Mountain
Northeast China Plain borderedBy Changbai Mountains
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The Patriotic Song mentions Mount Paektu
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Yalu River sourceLocation Changbai Mountains
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Tumen River sourceLocation Mount Paektu region
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Tumen River nearbyMountain Paektu Mountain
Mount Paektu bloodline hasMythologicalOrigin Mount Paektu
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Mount Paektu bloodline symbolizedBy Mount Paektu
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Kim family symbolicMountain Mount Paektu
linked to: Paektu Mountain
World Heritage Sites in China hasPart Mount Changbai
linked to: Paektu Mountain