Heaven Lake | |
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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 | 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.