Jong Il Peak

Jong Il Peak is one of the peaks of Mount Sobaek, south-east of Paektu Mountain. The height is 5,899 ft. It is located near the shore of Sobaek Stream, in Samjiyon County, , North Korea.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,798 metres
  • Description: peak of Mount Sobaek in North Korea
  • Also known as: “Chŏng-il Peak”, “Chongil-bong”, “Chŏngil-bong”, “Jeongilbong”, “Jong-il Peak”, and “Jongil Peak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paektusan Secret Camp Revolutionary Historic Site.

Photo: Laika ac, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Paektusan Secret Camp is claimed to be a former military base on , and the claimed birthplace of Kim Jong-Il, though other sources report he was born in the Soviet Union.

Jong Il Peak

Latitude
41.86408° or 41° 51′ 51″ north
Longitude
128.15551° or 128° 9′ 20″ east
Elevation
1,798 metres (5,899 feet)
Open location code
8QHCV574+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3722610323
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12119105
Wiki­data ID
Q16176952
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Satellite Map

Discover Jong Il Peak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Jong Il Peak” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Чанільбон”
  • Chinese: “正日峰”
  • Hebrew: “פסגת ג׳ונג איל”
  • Indonesian: “Puncak Jong-il”
  • Japanese: “正日峰”
  • Kazakh: “Чонильбон”
  • Korean: “정일봉”
  • Persian: “قله جونگ ایل”
  • Russian: “пик Чен Ира”
  • Russian: “пик Ченир”
  • Russian: “пик Чонильбон”
  • Russian: “Чонильбон”
  • Ukrainian: “Чонільбон”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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