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Changbai Mountains

The Changbai Mountains (長白山地 in pinyin: chang2 bai2 shan1 di4, literal meaning: "Perpetually White Mountainous Region") is a mountain range, largely in Manchuria and partly in North Korea. The highest peak is the Baitou Mountain (2,744 m). This is the source of the Songhua, Tumen and Yalu rivers.

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