Heaven Lake
Heaven Lake is a volcanic crater lake atop Baekdusan. It lies on the border between China and North Korea, and is roughly evenly divided between the two countries. It was recognized as the highest volcanic lake in the world by the Shanghai Office of the Guinness World Records.
| Heaven Lake | |
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Heaven Lake | |
| Location | North Korea and China |
| Coordinates | 42.006°N 128.057°E |
| Type | crater lake |
| Primary inflows | precipitation |
| Basin countries | North Korea and China |
| Surface area | 9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Max. depth | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Water volume | 2.09 km3 (0.50 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,189.1 m (7,182 ft) |
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| Chinese | 天池 | ||||||||
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| Korean name | |||||||||
| Hangul | 천지 | ||||||||
| Hanja | 天池 | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠣᠮᠣ | ||||||||
| Romanization | Tamun omo | ||||||||
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| Manchu script | ᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠵᡠᠴᡝ | ||||||||
| Romanization | Tamun juce | ||||||||
The North Korean part is in Ryanggang Province while the Chinese part is in Jilin Province.
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