Kwanmo Peak

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Kwanmo Peak

mountain, North Korea

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Hamgyŏng Mountains
The highest is Kwanmo Peak (8,333 feet [2,540 m]); only Mount Paektu (9,022 feet [2,750 m]), on the border with China, is higher in peninsular Korea. There is an abundance of virgin forests. The mountains’ eastern side forms a steep incline along the coast, and the rivers originating…
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The highest is Kwanmo Peak (8,333 feet [2,540 m]); only Mount Paektu (9,022 feet [2,750 m]), on the border with China, is higher in peninsular Korea. There is an abundance of virgin forests. The mountains’ eastern side forms a steep incline along the coast, and the rivers originating…
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