Korean Peninsula

The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 1,100 kilometres from the continental Asian mainland into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan (East Sea) on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water. It is currently divided into the countries of South Korea in the south and North Korea in the north. The single term Korean Peninsula is therefore often used to refer to these two states at the same time. Up until the division of the peninsula following the end of World War II, Korea was a single political entity for many centuries whose territory roughly coincided with the Korean Peninsula.

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Peninsula - East Asia - Asia - Pacific Ocean - Sea of Japan - East China Sea - Yellow Sea - Korea Strait - South Korea - North Korea - World War II - Korea

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The northern boundaries for the Korean Peninsula is commonly (and tacitly) taken to coincide with today's political borders between North Korea and her northern neighbours, China (1,416 km) and Russia (19 km). These borders are formed naturally by the rivers Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen (Tuman/Duman). Taking this definition, the Korean Peninsula has an area of approximately 220,000 km².

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China - Russia - Yalu (Amnok) - Tumen (Tuman/Duman) - Km²

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