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English: View of Korean Peninsula at night from space; note the contrast between North Korea and South Korea in terms of lighting, with the only major point in the North having substantial light being Pyongyang, the nation's capital. Image is derived from a larger composite image of the globe at nighttime compiled by NASA.
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is visible at night from space because of a noticeable lack of lighting in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula.. The Korean Demilitarized Zone intersects but does not follow the 38th parallel north, which was the border before the Korean War.
Satellite image of North Korea in December 2002. Captured by NASA with the Aqua satellite. Satellite imagery in North Korea is a knowledge-building tool in the field of North Korean studies. It enables researchers to produce data-based analyses in the agricultural, humanitarian, economic and military fields, in a country where access to the ...
Before modern clocks were introduced into Korea, Koreans kept time with the help of a sundial during the daytime and a water clock at night. In 1434, Jang Yeong-sil, a Joseon scientist and astronomer with other scientists, developed Korea's first sundial, Angbu Ilgu (앙부일구; 仰釜日晷) and was put into service as standard time-keeper of the kingdom and began the standard time at ...
North Korea, [d] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), [e] is a country in East Asia.It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
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The Panmunjom flagpole, the world's seventh-tallest, 160 m (525 ft) in height, flying a 270 kg (595 lb) flag of North Korea over Kijŏng-dong, near Panmunjom. View of Kijŏng-dong The North Korean government says the village contains a 200-family collective farm , serviced by a child care center, kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, and ...
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.