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Heaven Lake

Heaven Lake
Crater lake on top of a mountain
Location in North Korea
Location in North Korea
Heaven Lake
LocationNorth Korea and China
Coordinates42°00′22″N 128°03′25″E / 42.006°N 128.057°E / 42.006; 128.057
Typecrater lake
Primary inflowsprecipitation
Basin countriesNorth Korea and China
Surface area9.82 km2 (3.79 sq mi)
Average depth213 m (699 ft)
Max. depth384 m (1,260 ft)
Water volume2.09 km3 (0.50 cu mi)
Surface elevation2,189.1 m (7,182 ft)
Heaven Lake
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiānchí
Wade–GilesT'ien1 -ch'ih2
Korean name
Hangul천지
Hanja
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationCheonji
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏnji
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠣᠮᠣ
RomanizationTamun omo
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠵᡠᠴᡝ
RomanizationTamun juce

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]

The North Korean part is in Ryanggang Province while the Chinese part is in Jilin Province.

  1. ^ "Heaven Lake on the active volcano Paektu Mountain - NASA". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "HOLY, BUT STILL DIVISIVE". Washington Post. January 8, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

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