38th parallel
North Korea invaded South Korea. Exactly, the Korean war started by North Korean army's attack to the 38th parallel (a line of latitude used to divide the Korean Peninsula) at about 4AM on June 25, 1950. However, North Korean propaganda claims that South Korea attacked first. (No country outside of North Korea agrees with this view.)
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The 38th parallel
North Korea is located north of the equator. It is situated on the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, bordered by China to the north and South Korea to the south. The country lies between approximately 38° and 43° north latitude.
North and South Korea have been divided since the end of World War II. Their arbitrary border is at 38 degrees north latitude, otherwise known as the 38th parallel.
North and South Korea are two ethnically identical Asian nations that are arbitrarily separated at the 38 degrees north latitude parallel.
its called the 38th paralell
The demarcation line between North and South Korea is located near the 38th parallel. This line essentially divides the two countries along the latitude of 38 degrees North.
Korea is divided into communist North Korea and republican South Korea at the 38th parallel. . Korea is divided in communist North Korea and republican South Korea at the 38th parallel. (The Billy Joel song "Leningrad" contains the line, "Stop 'em at the 38th parallel" in reference to the Cold War and specifically the Korean War.)
38th parallel of latitude
North and South Korea are due west of Japan, across the Sea of Japan. North Korea is at the same latitude as the northern half of Honshu, the large central island of Japan. South Korea is at the same latitude as southern Honshu (and Tokyo), but farther north than either or Shikoku or Kyushu. The southwestern section of the Sea of Japan that borders South Korea is also called the Tsushima Basin, and the straits separating the countries at their closest point are called the Korea Strait.
North and South Korea were divided (and still are) by the 38th Parallel North.