On 15 August 1945, Allied forces divided the Korean Peninsula along the 38th parallel in order to create a line above which Russia would take responsibility for Japanese surrender, and below which the United States would do the same. The line shortly became a political boundary, and the Soviets treated North Korea as its own, [...]

The Han River is a major river in South Korea and the fourth longest river on the Korean peninsula after the Amnok, Duman, and Nakdong rivers. It is formed by the confluence of the Namhan River (South Han River), which originates in Mount Daedeok, and the Bukhan River (North Han River), which originates on the [...]

GeographyJeju Island is a volcanic island, dominated at its center by Hallasan, an extinct volcano 1,950 meters high and the highest mountain in South Korea. The remainder of the island is formed by about 360 smaller “Orum” cones surrounding the Hallasan volcano.The basalt-and-lava island was formed entirely from volcanic eruptions two million to one million [...]