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Mount Paektu

Changbaishan

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2744m
Last eruption
1903
Mount Paektu
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Type
Stratovolcano
Country
China · North Korea
Region
Eastern Asia / Central East Asia Volcanic Province
Elevation
2744m
Coordinates
41.980, 128.080
Last eruption
1903
Tectonic setting
Intraplate / Continental crust (> 25 km)
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
Trachyte / Trachydacite

Geological summary

Massive Changbaishan stratovolcano (also known as Baitoushan and by the Korean names of Baegdu, Paektu, or P'aektu-san), is located along the China/Korea border.

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From Wikipedia

Mount Paektu or Mount Baekdu (Korean: 백두산) is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. In China, it is known as Changbai Mountain. At 2,744 m (9,003 ft), it is the tallest mountain in North Korea and Northeast China and the tallest mountain of the Baekdu-daegan and Changbai mountain ranges. The highest peak, called Janggun Peak, belongs to North Korea. The mountain notably features a caldera that contains a large crater lake called Heaven Lake, which serves as the source of the Songhua, Tumen, and Yalu rivers. Korean and Manchu people assign a mythical quality to the mountain and its lake, and consider the mountain to be their ancestral homeland.

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Eruption history

10 recordedGlossary

Record summary

Confirmed eruptions
7
Uncertain eruptions
3
Span of confirmed record
2155 BCE (±90 yrs) – 1903
Largest confirmed eruption
VEI 6 (946)
Confirmed eruptions since 1900
1
Summary (VEI over time)
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2155 BCE~1962 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 41189 BCE~996 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?223 BCE~29 BCE · 1 eruptions · max VEI 4937~1130 · 1 eruptions · max VEI 61323~1517 · 1 eruptions · max VEI ?1517~1710 · 3 eruptions · max VEI ?1710~1903 · 2 eruptions · max VEI 22155 BCE1189 BCE223 BCE7441710

Detailed timeline

  1. 1903VEI ?Observed
    1903-04-15 – end unknown
    Liuhaojie tuff ring?
  2. 1898VEI 2Observed
    1898-07-02 – end unknown
  3. 1702VEI ?Observed
    1702-06-09 – end unknown
  4. 1668VEI ?Observed
    1668-06 – end unknown
  5. 1597VEI ?Method not stated
    1597-10-06 – end unknown
  6. 1413VEI ?Method not stated
    1413 – end unknown
  7. 946VEI 6Geological estimate
    946-11-15 – end unknown
    Millennium Eruption
  8. 180 BCE (±80 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    180 BCE – end unknown
  9. 1000 BCEVEI ?Geological estimate
    1000 BCE – end unknown
  10. 2155 BCE (±90 yrs)VEI 4Geological estimate
    2155 BCE – end unknown

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