Chonji
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| Ch'ŏnji | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl: | 천지 |
| Hanja: | 天池 |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Ch'ŏnji |
| Revised Romanization: | Cheonji |
Chonji (also Tianchi) is a crater lake on the border between China and North Korea. It is a caldera atop the volcanic Baekdu Mountain, a part of the Baekdudaegan and Changbai Mountains. It is located in Jilin Province, northeastern China, and Ryanggang Province, North Korea, at .
Chonji is the highest crater lake in China or Korea. At an altitude of 2,189.1 metres, it covers an area of 9.82 square kilometres with a south-north length of 4.85 kilometres and east-west length of 3.35 kilometres.
The name Chonji literally means heavenly pond, and the Chinese cognate, Tianchi, is used quite commonly for various bodies of water in China. Some other well-known Tianchi include those in Xinjiang and Taiwan. The lake is allegedly home to the Lake Tianchi Monster. In ancient Chinese literature, Tianchi also refers to Nanming (南冥 sometimes translated as "southern sea"). It is unknown if the monster and legendary Kun are related.
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