Search results for "Geography of North Korea" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Hallasan (한라산, 漢拏山), a shield volcano on Jeju Island of ... In North Korea Hallasan is written in Hangul as if it were Hannasan ...6 KB (934 words) - 22:48, 3 August 2023
- The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea. In July 2004, UNESCO ... The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs provides a rare glimpse into the national ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 00:21, 8 January 2024
- South Korea or Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia at approximately ... Surrounded on its other three sides by water, South Korea has 2,413 ...14 KB (2,131 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- Ganghwa Island (江華島), known as the first line of defense for ... Ganghwa Island, the fifth largest island in South Korea, sits in the ...8 KB (1,114 words) - 04:25, 18 April 2024
- the period after the legendary arrival of Gija in northern (or in the ... Koreans point to Gija as a co-founder of Korean civilization along ...8 KB (1,218 words) - 06:55, 14 December 2022
- Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa are the sites of hundreds of dolmens, stone ... The dolmens provide the earliest archeological evidence of the Korean ...7 KB (1,041 words) - 03:57, 24 May 2024
- Jirisan (지리산, 智異山) is a mountain in the southern part ... The "ji" in the name of Jirisan or Mt. Jiri is the chinese ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 05:52, 5 April 2024
- a volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and the Manchurian ... One of the highest crater lakes in the world, called Heaven Lake ...15 KB (2,130 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- provide a look at the heart and soul of Korea. The Parks host and protect ... The national park system in Korea celebrated its fortieth anniversary ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 04:16, 11 March 2023
- Seoraksan (Mt. Seorak) is the third highest mountain in South Korea ... range, and the third highest in South Korea after Hallasan (1,950 m) ...11 KB (1,625 words) - 23:58, 29 May 2023
- and has been researched by South Korean, North Korean, and Chinese scholars. ... Some leading Korea scholars omit mention of the Three Gojoseon kingdoms ...10 KB (1,333 words) - 21:05, 31 October 2022
- 神市) literally means "the city of god(s)/spirit(s)" where ... Shinshi (or Sinsi) holds a special place in the minds of Koreans North ...10 KB (1,470 words) - 22:56, 23 April 2023
- Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...12 KB (1,765 words) - 19:34, 25 November 2023
- suppression on Jeju Island, South Korea, beginning April 3, 1948 ... The detested Japanese occupation of Korea, which began in 1910, finally ...12 KB (1,861 words) - 04:44, 31 July 2022
- South Korea's foreign relations have been shaped by its evolving ... In the midst of that awful tension, shrugging off a humiliating experience ...21 KB (3,033 words) - 10:44, 10 November 2023
- many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... Although a variety of different Asian peoples had migrated to the ...14 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 6 March 2024
- Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...15 KB (2,191 words) - 18:01, 2 April 2024
- 1450; r. 1418 - 1450, was the fourth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea ... King Sejong is one of only two Korean rulers honored with the appellation ...12 KB (1,738 words) - 17:29, 6 June 2024
- is the second highest mountain in North Korea, with its highest peak ... life-giving beauty. Long considered a source of particular power and spiritual ...19 KB (2,852 words) - 04:11, 10 June 2024
- ; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...17 KB (2,180 words) - 20:50, 3 April 2024