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kilometers to the southeast across the Korea Strait; the Shandong Peninsula ... 12 nm (22.2 km); between 3 nm (5.5 km) and 12 nm in the Korea Strait ...

the only self-governing province in South Korea; situated on and coterminous ... Jeju-do lies at the confluence of the Korea Strait, the Yellow Sea ...

is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of about ... takes two hours 55 minutes to cross the Korea Strait to Fukuoka. The Beetles ...

toward constructing tunnels under both the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bering ... of tunnels connecting continents: the Strait of Gibraltar tunnel connecting ...

Major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait ... Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit ...

Korea has one of the longest continuous histories of any kingdom or ... Japan sits to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ==Overview== ...

and to the south and east, across the Korea Strait (Tsushima Strait) and ... Sea (Sea of Japan) to the east. The Korea Strait and the East China Sea ...

as "Korean East Sea" in North Korea, and "East Sea" ... of Japan flowing through the La Perouse Strait, continental drainage and ...

Japan made two invasions of Korea, in [Japan's Korea War: First ... Yet, Admiral Yi's control of the areas over the Korea Strait ...

and twenty days navigating the stormy strait at the southern tip of South ... left Holland for the Pacific by way of the Strait of Magellan. The Portuguese ...

This article is an overview of the history of Korea, up to the division ... [[Image:Korea Strait.png|thumb|right|300px|The Korean Strait]] ...

level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from ... from Honshu island by the Tsugaru Strait and from Sakhalin, Russia ...

Japan made two invasions of Korea, in 1592 and 1596, starting a war ... The Japanese lost control of the Korea Strait after such naval defeats ...

from the city of Nagasaki by a small strait; foreigners could not enter ... Korean History Project, Nakahama Manjiro, Korea in the Eye of the ...

Province, which is now part of North Korea. He founded the Unification ... heavily in the development of North Korea. Other examples of his diverse ...

The Strait of Malacca, lying between Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia ... called Guantoli, which was probably in the Strait of Malacca. In the seventh ...

a mythological “dreamtime.” The Torres Strait Islanders, ethnically Melanesian ... Republic of China, the United States, South Korea, and New Zealand. Export ...

in some meetings China, Japan and South Korea, and in others, even India ... #039;s Republic of China, Japan, and South Korea, with the intention of counterbalancing ...

Islands (Matua to Simushir) by the Krusentern Strait. The Central Kuril Islands are, in turn, separated from the Southern Kuril Islands (Chirpoy to Kunashir ...

southern passage now named after him, the Strait of Magellan. The next Europeans ... confirming Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan. As a result ...

with the neighboring countries of China and Korea. Japan's cultural development ... Confucianism and Buddhism with China and Korea, Japan actively adopted elements ...

1950 in response to the invasion of South Korea. Task Force 77 consisted ... the Yellow Sea off the west coast of North Korea. The task force consisted ...

across the Taiwan Strait from the southeastern coast of mainland China ... However, in 1950 the conflict between North Korea and South Korea, which had ...

involving transportation of troops between Korea and Japan, started at least ... which he used in the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598). ...

campaign in 1952 because of the quagmire in Korea and extremely low approval ... Seventh Fleet of the U.S. Navy into the Strait of Formosa to prevent further ...

*North Korea *Somalia (no widely recognized government) ... economic power. Other allies include South Korea, Israel, Canada, Australia ...

Sea through Turkey's Dardanelles Strait, which would allow Soviet ... and then in Japan (as well as in South Korea and Taiwan). The Marshall ...

Bering Land Bridge, which is now the Bering Strait. Some archaeological finds do not fit this theory, and have led to an alternative theory, Pre-Siberian ...

These economies would not fit the colonial strait-jacket when efforts were ... concessions in east Asia such as Taiwan and Korea. Pursuing a colonial policy ...

battleships during the Battle of Surigao Strait. Cruisers, essential to carrier ... of Formosa (Taiwan), and the loss of Korea have not been reversed to ...

or have relations with, China – such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam, though ... and its islands is less convenient. Cross-strait flights between Taiwan and ...

Asia; and Russia, Mongolia, and North Korea in Inner Asia and Northeast ... to other parts of east Asia, including Korea and Japan. ...

location along the southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit ... partners included Japan 24.5 percent, South Korea 9.8 percent, Thailand 5.6 ...

bays. Transversing the San Juanico Strait is the San Juanico Bridge ... Japan, the United States, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong. ...

remaining coast of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman. ... allies were Syria, Libya, and North Korea. Tens of thousands of Iranian ...

Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It is also close to the United States (the state of Alaska), Sweden, and Japan across relatively ...

Goa, in India, Ormuz in the Persian Strait, and Malacca in what is now ... France, Germany, the United Kingdom and South Korea. In 2006, the world ...

islands on the Mediterranean side of the strait of Gibraltar, known as Plazas ... With the normalization of diplomatic relations with North Korea in ...