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Changbaishan
Stratovolcano · 2,744 m · North Korea
Changbaishan sits on the Amur Plate, above a hotspot, away from plate boundaries. 10 eruptions are known since the end of the last ice age, the most recent in 1903.
- Elevation
- 2,744 m
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Tectonic Setting
- Intraplate (hotspot), continental crust
- Dominant Rock
- Trachyte / Trachydacite
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- North Korea
- Last Eruption
- 1903
- Known Eruptions (Holocene)
- 10
- Max. Explosivity (VEI)
- 6
Eruption Timeline
Each bar is an eruption; its height shows its explosivity (VEI 0 to 8).
Eruption Uncertain Date
Sources : Global Volcanism Program, 2026. Volcanoes of the World (v. 5.4.0; 7 Aug 2026), Smithsonian Institution, doi:10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2026.5.4 (volcano.si.edu) · NOAA NCEI · USGS · Wikidata