946 eruption of Paektu Mountain
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946 eruption of Paektu Mountain
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The 946 eruption of Paektu Mountain, a stratovolcano on the border of the North Korea and China also known as Changbaishan, occurred in late 946 CE. This event is known as the Millennium Eruption or Tianchi eruption. It is one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history; classified at least a VEI 6. The eruption ejected about 13–47 cubic kilometres of magma and formed a caldera, which now contains a lake. The eruption had two phases that each included a Plinian fallout and a pyro
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Major volcanic eruption in Korea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/946_eruption_of_Paektu_Mountain
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2015-09-27T04:18:23Z
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2024-08-30T17:48:01Z
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