Upon the creation of the North Korea (formally the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) and South Korea (formally the Republic of Korea or ROK) in 1948, it became a de facto international border and one of the most tense fronts in the Cold War.

Jan 24, 2025 · Demilitarized zone (DMZ), region on the Korean peninsula that demarcates North Korea from South Korea. It roughly follows latitude 38° N (the 38th parallel), the original demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea at the end of World War II.

The Military Demarcation Line (MDL), sometimes referred to as the Armistice Line, is the land border or demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea. On either side of the line is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).

Jul 19, 2023 · This week, U.S. soldier Travis King crossed the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, which separates South Korea and North Korea. He is believed to be in the custody of North Korean forces.

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (often shortened to DMZ) is a piece of land in Korea that is as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula almost in half, crossing the 38th parallel.

Feb 9, 2018 · North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating Cold War between two rival superpowers: the...

38th parallel, popular name given to the latitude line that roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea. It was chosen by U.S. planners near the end of World War II as a boundary; the U.S.S.R. was to accept the Japanese surrender north of the line, and Americans were to accept the Japanese surrender south of it.

Jul 20, 2021 · The DMZ straddles the former border between North and South Korea, which was the 38 th parallel prior to the Korean War. It is not meant to be a permanent border between the two countries, but simply an armistice line, as no formal treaty has been signed officially ending the Korean War.

Jun 20, 2024 · North Korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places near its border with South Korea, new satellite images reveal.

Dec 15, 2016 · The DMZ acts as the border between North and South Korea. Closely following the 38th parallel, the zone is roughly 160 miles long and 2.5 miles wide. The zone extends out into the Yellow Sea, as the Northern Limit Line.