Paektu

Mount Paektu is a sacred mountain in Korean mythology, and is known as Kim Jong Il's birthplace.

After Kim Jong Il 2005

Mount Paektu is a sacred mountain in Korean mythology, and is known as Kim Jong Il's birthplace.

After Kim Jong Il 2005

Feb. 16, 1941: Born in U.S.S.R. as father, Kim Il Sung, was in exile, Russian, independent sources say; Northern propaganda say he was born near Mount Paektu in 1942 1945: Family returned to a divided Korean peninsula.

Dictator's Death Stokes Fears Evan Ramstad 2011

Many Koreans consider Mount Paektu, the highest on the peninsula, sacred.

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It described the twenty-something Kim as "born of Mount Paektu," one of Korea's most cherished sites and Kim Jong Il's official birthplace.

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Paektu rises to more than 2,700 meters on the North Korean-Chinese border.

2 Koreas Hold Rare Meeting About Volcano 2011

Feb. 16, 1941: Born in U.S.S.R. as father, Kim Il Sung, was in exile, Russian, independent sources say; Northern propaganda say he was born near Mount Paektu in 1942 1945: Family returned to a divided Korean peninsula.

Dictator's Death Stokes Fears Evan Ramstad 2011

They were greeted by four South Korean geologists for a day of discussions about the Mount Paektu volcano.

2 Koreas Hold Rare Meeting About Volcano 2011

And soldiers are said to have adopted a new slogan: With all our hearts, let’s protect Kim Jong Un, the young general, the morning star general who inherits the bloodline of Paektu.

Danger zone - World - Macleans.ca 2009

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m

Korea, North 2008