- Mount Paektu (Paektu-san),
D.P.R.Korea and P.R.China -
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Mt. Paektu is located on the border between D.P.R. Korea (North Korea) and China with 2,750 meters in height.

It is the highest mountain in Korea, and the name Paektu-san means "white-capped mountains" covered with white stone on the peak.

There is a beautiful lake Chon-ji on top of the mountain, which is formed in the crater made by the volcanic eruption.

This bird's-eye-view image is created by looking down from north to south (China to N. Korea).