Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1979, in China. The Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve is in the north-east of China on the border with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The topography consists of a basalt platform, basalt slope highlands and cone-like volcanoes. Ancient craters now form lakes, which are surrounded by sixteen mountains. The highest peak, Mount Changbai, rises 2,691 metres above sea level. At its summit are Heavenly Lake, hot springs and a waterfall. Small volcanoes stretch from the north-west to the south-east and delineate the border of the reserve.