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Ch'uga-ryong Volcano | John Seach
Korea
38.33 N, 127.33 E
summit elevation 452 m
Shield volcano
Ch'uga-ryong Volcano is located on the border between north and south Korea. Ap-san shield volcano contains a 200-m-wide summit crater and more than 20 satellitic cones. A 40 km long lava flow extends from the crater.
Further reading
Lei, J. and Zhao, D., 2005. P-wave tomography and origin of the Changbai intraplate volcano in Northeast Asia. Tectonophysics, 397(3-4), pp.281-295.
Zhao, D., Lei, J. and Tang, R., 2004. Origin of the Changbai intraplate volcanism in Northeast China: Evidence from seismic tomography. Chinese Science Bulletin, 49(13), pp.1401-1408.
Ch'uga-ryong Volcano Eruptions
No recent eruptions.