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| Heaven Lake | |
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  Heaven Lake | |
| Location | North Korea and China |
| Coordinates | 42°00′22″N 128°03′25″E / 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 name | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡨᠠᠮᡠᠨ ᠵᡠᠴᡝ | ||||||||
| Romanization | Tamun 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.
- ^ "Heaven Lake on the active volcano Paektu Mountain - NASA". Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ "HOLY, BUT STILL DIVISIVE". Washington Post. January 8, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 23, 2024.