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  2. Geography of Korea - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Korea - Wikipedia

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    Korea [b] is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, [c] Jeju Island, and smaller islands.Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically divided at or near the 38th parallel between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK).

  4. South Korea - Wikipedia

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    The linguistic homeland of Proto-Koreans is located ... and during the 8th and 9th centuries dominated the seas of East Asia and the trade between China, Korea, ...

  5. Geography of South Korea - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. East Asia - Wikipedia

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    East Asia is a geographical and cultural region of Asia including China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. [2] [3] Additionally, Hong Kong and Macau are the two special administrative regions of China.

  7. Yalu River - Wikipedia

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    The Yalu River (Chinese: 鸭绿江; pinyin: Yālù Jiāng) or Amnok River (Korean: 압록강; MR: Amnokkang) is a river on the border between China and North Korea.Together with the Tumen River to its east, and a small portion of Paektu Mountain, the Yalu forms the border between China and North Korea.

  8. Yellow Sea - Wikipedia

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    The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Yellow Sea ("Hwang Hai") as follows: [1]. The Yellow Sea is separated from the Sea of Japan by the boundary from the southern end of Haenam Peninsula in Jeollanamdo to Jeju Island and divided into the East China Sea by the boundary from the west end of Jeju Island to the Yangtze River estuary.

  9. China–North Korea border - Wikipedia

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    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.