Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 1,100 kilometres from the continental Asian mainland into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan (East Sea) on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water.

Since the cessation of the Korean War, the northern half is currently occupied by North Korea, while the southern half is occupied by South Korea. Therefore, the term "Korean Peninsula", or "Korea", is sometimes used to refer to these two states at the same time. Up until the division of the peninsula following the end of World War II, Korea was a single political entity for many centuries whose territory roughly coincided with the Korean Peninsula.

The northern boundaries for the Korean Peninsula are commonly (and tacitly) taken to coincide with today's political borders between North Korea and her northern neighbours, China (1,416 km) and Russia (19 km). These borders are formed naturally by the rivers Yalu/Amnok and Tumen/Tuman/Duman. Taking this definition, the Korean Peninsula has an area of approximately 220,000 km².

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@kangsboutique South Korean Song sinks a birdie for one-stroke lead - Peninsula On-line: South Korean Song sinks a birdie f..
singapore_girls (Singapore Girls) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:27 -0000
@kangsboutique South Korean Song sinks a birdie for one-stroke lead - Peninsula On-line: South Korean Song sinks a birdie f..
Plans for tonight include Korean food in N. York followed by Timber Timbre and the Bruce Peninsula (FREE!) http://bit.ly/1Q5Awo
boyreporter (Ron Nurwisah) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:30:34 -0000
Plans for tonight include Korean food in N. York followed by Timber Timbre and the Bruce Peninsula (FREE!) http://bit.ly/1Q5Awo
Burgers @ Stanford/Oregon tailgate; Korean food on the peninsula; anniversary Italian dinner tonite. Today = best food day ever.
VMAC_SF (Victoria M) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:13:30 -0000
Burgers @ Stanford/Oregon tailgate; Korean food on the peninsula; anniversary Italian dinner tonite. Today = best food day ever.
The wall of Korean peninsula is still suffering the people at there and us Japanese #fotw
Shinquenta (shinkichi matsumoto) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:15 -0000
The wall of Korean peninsula is still suffering the people at there and us Japanese #fotw
@erikawtf Haha thought so. I feel funny when people don't know where I'm from. XD. I live in the southern half of Korean peninsula. :P
_bellamuerte_ (Jo | BellaMuerte) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:11:26 -0000
@erikawtf Haha thought so. I feel funny when people don't know where I'm from. XD. I live in the southern half of Korean peninsula. :P
Talks way forward to denuclearisation of Korean peninsula: US http://bit.ly/Htxu
d_edge34 (Damien Edgington) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:47:35 -0000
Talks way forward to denuclearisation of Korean peninsula: US http://bit.ly/Htxu

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