Baekdu Mountain
volcano on the border between North Korea and China
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Summary
Baekdu Mountain is a mountain[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of mountain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,293 views/month, #76 of 13,313).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Samjiyon[3], Fusong County[4], Antu County[5], North Korea[6]
- Country: North Korea[7], People's Republic of China[8]
- Instance of: stratovolcano[9], territory[10], sacred mountain[11]
- Part of: Five Mountains of Korea[12]
- Commons category: Mount Changbai / Paektu[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mount Changbai / Paektu[14]
- Commons gallery: Changbai / Paektu Mountains[15]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[17]
- Native label: 长白山[18], 백두산[19], 장백산[20], ᡤᠣᠯᠮᡳᠨ ᡧᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠠᠯᡳᠨ[21], 長白山[22]
- Different from: Baekdu[23]
- Elevation above sea level: 2744 m[24]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[25], (viii)[26], (ix)[27], (x)[28]
- Topographic prominence: 2593 m[29]
- Parent peak: Mount Wutai[30]
- Mountain range: Changbai Mountains[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Baekdu Mountain include Baekdudaegan[32], a mountain range[33], in North Korea[34] and Paektusan Chongnyon Line[35], a railway line[36], in North Korea[37].
Why It Matters
Baekdu Mountain has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Baekdudaegan[32], a mountain range[33], in North Korea[34] and Paektusan Chongnyon Line[35], a railway line[36], in North Korea[37].