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38th parallel, popular name given to the latitude line that roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea. It was chosen by U.S. planners near the end of World War II as a boundary; the U.S.S.R. was to accept the Japanese surrender north of the line, and Americans were to accept the Japanese surrender south of it.
- Kaesŏng
Kaesŏng, city, southwestern North Korea.It lies just south...
- Demilitarized Zone
demilitarized zone (DMZ), region on the Korean peninsula...
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The Korean Demilitarized Zone intersects but does not follow the 38th parallel north, which was the border before the Korean War. It crosses the parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. The DMZ is 250 km (160 mi) long, [1] approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) wide.
Feb 9, 2018 · While the Soviet policies were widely popular with the bulk of the North’s laborer and peasant population, most middle-class Koreans fled south of the 38th parallel, where the majority of...
- Sarah Pruitt
Apr 26, 2019 · The colonels consulted a National Geographic map and focused on the 38th parallel, a degree of latitude north of the equator, passing through the middle of the Korean peninsula. Korea’s ancient capital, Seoul, was conveniently located sixty miles south. The 38th parallel followed no river or mountain range.
Meanwhile, the division between the two zones deepened. The difference in policy between the occupying powers led to a polarization of politics, and a transfer of population between North and South. In May 1946 it was made illegal to cross the 38th parallel without a permit.
The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The 38th parallel north formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War.
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