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Korea-Amur Area

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Paektu-san (2744 m/9003 ft)
Countries	Russia (97%), China (76%), North Korea (15%), South Korea (12%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	1,682,297 sq km / 649,536 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	2,445 km / 1,519 mi North-South 1,629 km / 1,013 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 29' N; 131° 19' E
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Korea-Amur Area
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Asia	Level 1 (Parent)
Central Siberia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Eastern Siberia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Baikal Area Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
Mongolia Ranges	Level 2 (Sibling)
East China	Level 2 (Sibling)
Korea-Amur Area	Level 2
Bureiskiy-Jagdy	Level 3 (Child)
Xiao Hinggan Ling	Level 3 (Child)
Southern Manchuria Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Eastern Manchuria Ranges	Level 3 (Child)
Sikhote-Alin	Level 3 (Child)
Hamgyong Sanmaek	Level 3 (Child)
Taebaek Sanmae	Level 3 (Child)
Japanese Archipelago	Level 2 (Sibling)
Southeast Asia	Level 2 (Sibling)
Malay Archipelago	Level 2 (Sibling)
Philippines	Level 2 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Korea-Amur Area

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Paektu-san	2744	9003	Hamgyong Sanmaek
2.	Puksubaek-san	2522	8274	Hamgyong Sanmaek
3.	Yam-Alin Range High Point	2370	7776	Bureiskiy-Jagdy
4.	Yonhwa-san	2310	7579	Hamgyong Sanmaek
5.	Gora Tardoki-Yani	2090	6857	Sikhote-Alin
6.	Sobaek-san	2014	6608	Hamgyong Sanmaek
7.	Gora Ko	2004	6575	Sikhote-Alin
8.	Halla-san	1950	6398	Taebaek Sanmae
9.	Paegam-san	1923	6309	Hamgyong Sanmaek
10.	Jiri-san	1915	6283	Taebaek Sanmae
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range3
1.	Paektu-san	2744	9003	Hamgyong Sanmaek
2.	Yam-Alin Range High Point	2370	7776	Bureiskiy-Jagdy
3.	Gora Tardoki-Yani	2090	6857	Sikhote-Alin
4.	Halla-san	1950	6398	Taebaek Sanmae
5.	Datuzi Feng	1690	5545	Southern Manchuria Ranges
6.	Senlin Shan	1498	4915	Eastern Manchuria Ranges

Photos of Peaks in the Korea-Amur Area

Paektu-san The summit crater rim of Paektu-san, near the China-North Korea border (2011-09-10). Photo by Lars Holme. Click here for larger-size photo.	Halla-san Wiew of the true summit and the crater lakes (2013-10-03). Photo by Per Malmberg. Click here for larger-size photo.
Jiri-san Horns down for a killer hike (2013-09-19). Photo by Evan Mugford. Click here for larger-size photo.	Bukhan-san Approaching the cables to the summit of Bukhan-san (2016-10-29). Photo by Andrew Johnston. Click here for larger-size photo.
Geumjeong-san Overcast but still stunning (2014-02-23). Photo by Evan Mugford. Click here for larger-size photo.	Dobongsan Dobongsan summit (2016-08-08). Photo by Holger Ebermann. Click here for larger-size photo.
Nam-san Namsan (남산), a prominent landmark throughout Seoul (2013-10-02). Photo by Travis Brashers. Click here for larger-size photo.

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