Poss meteor damage to forest w of Changbaishan, China

See 42°11'31.53"N 128° 5'37.33"E.
There is a long scar made up of fallen trees.
Not present on previous satellite image.
Total length about 5.8 km, with the main destruction about 3.4 km.
Present on 27/8/17 image, but not on 31/10/16 image.
North of volcano Mt Paektu (about 20 kms).

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It's more likely deforestation.

A source of structural wood for the buildings to the east of the clear cutting.

it is some 80 hectares (200 acres) of forest land erased. -seems a bit much more they could use right there, also it does not seem to be an industrial process (irregular shape and no paths -even signs- of logging equipment).

also notice that the logs/trunks were not moved for at least a month and a week (check GE time slider between imagery dates 8/27/2017 - 10/4/2017 at the westernmost end of the slash and at a smaller patch at 42°12'50.57"N, 127°58'14.97"E)!

my best guess that it is a wind-storm scar caused by high speed winds.
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TL might be right however. -it seems to be a new, quickly developing building complex (Hotels in Changbai Mountains scenic spot) E to the place, which also should need more place as a straight road to Fusong (75 miles to W) as well.
(do not supports the investment hypothesis, that the place is located within a 5A scenic area of Paektu Mountain)

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who knows what could happen in whole wide China? -let us see; question is on he right place here on GE Community boards. 
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interesting find wheter it is natural (swe) or industrial! -will keep an eye on this thread.

thanks and welcome Dave!

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p.s.: however GE works with kmz files (placemarks e.g.) and we prefer more placemark attachments (with additional infos) around this board, often I find useful coordinates displayed in text too.
(well typed coordinates easily can be copied to GE's and to other map-engines' Search-panels as well)

Thank you all for advice and thoughts.

It's chaotic to say the least. The trees are in patterns of swirls and lines and it extends into patches either side of the longer horizontal boundaries.
It also appears continuous, with overlapping trees the length and breadth of the scar.

It reminds me of post-tsunamic or cyclonic destruction. It also has no order to it, with flares off to the sides at different points. Note also that the dabs of clearing that are before and after the two main strips, also show felled trees.

If it is not caused by nature, then that's a fearsome deforestation technique.

5km strip of flattened forest.kmz (722 B)

David

The lay of the trees can be due to terrain, the time taken and teams involved. If you see a TV episode of Ax Men you may get an idea

My analysis is clearing for future construction, probably associated with what appears to be a resort area just to the east. You can see roads leading south about 10 miles to the volcanic Paektu Mountain which is a popular tourist attraction where the Lake Tienchi Monsters have been sighted in the crater lake. Of course considering the proximity to the North Korean border, could be the impact area of one of Jong-un's missiles.