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Map of the North Korea-USSR border, now the North Korea-Russia border. The border between the Russian Empire and the Joseon, then a tributary state of the Qing dynasty, was established by the Convention of Peking in November 1860. [2] Under the agreement, the Qing dynasty ceded territories east of the Ussuri River to the Russians.
The China–Russia border ends when it reaches the Tumen River, which is the northern border of North Korea. The end point of the China–Russia border, and the China–North Korea–Russia tripoint , at ( 42°25′N 130°36′E / 42.417°N 130.600°E / 42.417; 130.600 ), is located only a few kilometers before the river flows into ...
Modern borders of Russia with the years that the corresponding portions of the border have continuously belonged to Russia since Typical border marker of Russia. Russia, the largest country in the world by area, has international land borders with fourteen sovereign states [1] as well as two narrow maritime boundaries with the United States and Japan.
The China–North Korea border [a] is an international border separating China and North Korea, extending from Korea Bay in the west to a tripoint with Russia in the east. The total length of the border is 1,352 kilometers (840 mi). [1] The current border was created by two secret treaties signed between China and North Korea in 1962 and 1964.
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas. The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas. Disputed areas are not considered.
A map of North Korea. North Korea is located in East Asia in the Northern half of Korea, partially on the Korean Peninsula. It borders three countries: China along the Yalu (Amnok) River, Russia along the Tumen River, and South Korea to the south.
The China–North Korea–Russia tripoint is the tripoint where the China–Russia border and the North Korea–Russia border intersect. The tripoint is in the Tumen River about 500 meters upstream from Korea Russia Friendship Bridge and under 2,000 meters from the Russian settlement of Khasan.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North Korea: North Korea is a sovereign country located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia . [ 1 ] To the south, separated by the Korean Demilitarized Zone , lies South Korea , with which it formed one nation until division following World War II .