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The name Korea is derived from the shortened form of Goguryeo: Goryeo (Koryŏ) The name Korea is an exonym derived from the historical Korean kingdom name Goryeo (Korean: 고려; Hanja: 高麗; MR: Koryŏ). Goryeo was the shortened name officially adopted by Goguryeo in the 5th century [11] [12] [13] and the name of its 10th-century successor ...
Topographic map of Korea. Korea comprises the Korean Peninsula (the mainland) and 3,960 nearby islands. The peninsula is located in Northeast Asia, between China and Japan.To the northwest, the Yalu River separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Tumen River separates Korea from China and Russia.
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. At this latitude, the Sun is visible for 14 hours, 48 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 32 minutes during the winter solstice. [1]
66k World Map for Web Data ... BlankEurope.png – A large map of Europe. 1236x1245px 44. ... but with added location in world box. 419 x 445 pixels, 10 514 ...
English: A map of the hemisphere centred on 128, 36, using an orthographic projection, created using gringer's Perl script with Natural Earth Data (1:50000 resolution, simplified to 0.25px). South Korea is highlighted in red.
"Korea" is the modern spelling of "Corea", a name attested in English as early as 1614. [5] [6] "Corea" is derived from the name of the ancient kingdom of Goryeo. [7]Korea was transliterated as Cauli in The Travels of Marco Polo, [8] of the Chinese 高麗 (MC: Kawlej, [9] mod.
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Map of South Korea. South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with 238 kilometres (148 mi) of the border running along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.