Heaven Lake
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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.[1][2] It was recognized as the highest volcanic lake in the world by the Shanghai Office of the Guinness World Records.[3]
This article is about the lake on the Sino-North Korean border. For the lake in northwest China, see Heavenly Lake of Tianshan. For the novel by John Dalton, see Heaven Lake (novel).
"Lake Chon" redirects here. For the UK, see Loch Chon. For other topics, see Chon (disambiguation).
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Heaven Lake | |
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Location | North Korea and China |
Coordinates | 42.006°N 128.057°E / 42.006; 128.057 |
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 script | ᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠣᠮᠣ | ||||||||
Romanization | Tamun omo | ||||||||
Manchu name | |||||||||
Manchu script | ᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠵᡠᠴᡝ | ||||||||
Romanization | Tamun juce | ||||||||
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The North Korean part is in Ryanggang Province while the Chinese part is in Jilin Province.