Heaven Lake
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Heaven Lake is a high-altitude crater lake renowned for its striking beauty, located in the caldera at the summit of Paektu Mountain on the border between China and North Korea.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crater lake
ⓘ
high-altitude lake ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Heavenly Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tianchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese folklore
ⓘ
Korean mythology ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 213 m ⓘ |
| borderType | international border lake ⓘ |
| climate | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Songhua River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 2189 m above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationRank | one of the world’s highest crater lakes ⓘ |
| formedBy | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| freezesOverIn | winter ⓘ |
| governingCountrySide |
Chinese side administered by Jilin Province
ⓘ
North Korean side administered by Ryanggang Province ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep blue water
ⓘ
frequent fog and clouds ⓘ |
| hasIsland | small islets at low water levels ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Baishan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samjiyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Songhua River headwaters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scenic high-altitude landscape
ⓘ
striking natural beauty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Changbai Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jilin Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Paektu Mountain caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryanggang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCalderaOf | Paektu Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInVolcanicField | Paektu volcanic complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | China–North Korea border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderOf |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 384 m ⓘ |
| partOf | Paektu Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | roughly oval ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | about 9.8 square kilometers ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
steep crater walls
ⓘ
volcanic peaks ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination in China
ⓘ
popular destination in North Korea ⓘ |
| volcanicStatusOfHost | active volcano (Paektu Mountain) ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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