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 Paektu Mountain
surface form: Baekdu Mountain

Paektu Mountain
surface form: Baekdusan

Paektu Mountain
surface form: Changbai Mountain

Paektu Mountain
surface form: Changbaishan

Paektu Mountain
surface form: Mount Paektu

Paektusan
associatedWith Kim Il Sung
surface form: Kim Il-sung

Kim Jong Il
surface form: 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 Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park
surface form: Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve

Paektu Mountain Secret Camp Revolutionary Site
isCaldera true
isHighestPointOf Paektu Mountain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Changbai Mountains

North Korea
isSacredTo Koreans
Manchu
surface form: Manchu people
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 Paektu Mountain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Changbai Mountains
mythicalBirthplaceOf Dangun
nameInChinese 长白山
nameInKorean Paektu Mountain self-linksurface differs
surface form: 백두산
symbolOf Korean independence movement
Korean revolution
UNESCOBiosphereReserve Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve
volcanoType stratovolcano

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