Lake Chŏnji (Samjiyon)
China /
Jilin /
Songjianghe /
Samjiyon
World
/ China
/ Jilin
/ Songjianghe
World / People's Republic of China / Jilin / Yanbian Korean
caldera, crater lake
(천지/天池)
Lake Ch'ŏnji (Tianchi in Chinese) is a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. Its name means "lake of Heaven".
It contains some 8 cubic kilometers or water. An eruption of the volcano around and under it could kill vast numbers of people
Lake Ch'ŏnji (Tianchi in Chinese) is a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. Its name means "lake of Heaven".
It contains some 8 cubic kilometers or water. An eruption of the volcano around and under it could kill vast numbers of people
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_Lake
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°0'21"N 128°3'31"E
- Lake Tōya 1049 km
- Lake Shikotsu 1087 km
- Kikai Caldera 1262 km
- Lake Kussharo 1333 km
- Konder mountain 1802 km
- Caldera and volcano 2223 km
- Kurile Lake 2428 km
- Volcanic sands 2522 km
- Taal Lake 3182 km
- Lake Toba 5253 km
- Mt. Paektu/Changbai 1.1 km
- Mount Paektu 2.3 km
- Soyonji-bong 10 km
- Mount Sonobon 11 km
- Kanbaek-san 16 km
- Ssangdu-bong 19 km
- Sobaek-san 22 km
- Separated area 26 km
- Pegaebong Secret Camp 29 km
- Paektusan Species Preserve 30 km
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