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Baekdu
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Proper noun
en Paektu.
en December 19, 2011 Kerry Brown Kim Jong-il obituary w:The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20111219174837/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/19/kim-jong-il December 19, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/19/kim-jong-il 1756-3224 60623878 The DPRK propagated an extraordinary tale of his birth occurring on Mount Baekdu, one of Korea's most revered sites, being accompanied by shooting stars in the sky.
en April 13, 2023 Yejin (Jenny) Son An Awakening of a Geological Giant: The Next Deadly Eruption of Mount Baekdu w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230413142633/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/learning/an-awakening-of-a-geological-giant-the-next-deadly-eruption-of-mount-baekdu.html 13 April 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/learning/an-awakening-of-a-geological-giant-the-next-deadly-eruption-of-mount-baekdu.html 0362-4331 1645522 STEM WRITING CONTEST WINNER On the border between China and North Korea lies an active volcano called Mount Baekdu, also known as Changbai in China, that undergoes a major eruption every 1,000 years.