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Geography of South Korea. Coordinates: 36°N 128°E. 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 ...
Daedongyeojido, a 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 Amnok River ( Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River ( Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia.
Internet TLD. .kr. .한국. South Korea, [c] officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ), [d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia.
The geology of South Korea includes rocks dating to the Archean and two large massifs of metamorphic rock as the crystalline basement, overlain by thick sedimentary sequences, younger metamorphic rocks and volcanic deposits. [1] Despite the country's small size, its geology is diverse, containing rocks formed during the Precambrian to Cenozoic ...
Time zone: Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09) Extreme points of South Korea. High: Halla-san 1,950 m (6,398 ft) Low: Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea 0 m. Land boundaries: North Korea 238 km. Coastline: 2,413 km. Population of South Korea: 50,004,441 - 25th most populous country. Area of South Korea: 100,032 km 2. Atlas of South Korea.
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South Korea is mostly surrounded by water and has 2,413 kilometres (1,499 mi) of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (called Sohae Korean: 서해; Hanja: 西海; in South Korea, literally means west sea), to the south is the East China Sea, and to the east is the Sea of Japan (called Donghae Korean: 동해; Hanja: 東海; in South Korea, literally means east sea).