WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: ) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the peninsula roughly in half.

Detailed explanation-2: -THE 38th parallel in question is a circle of latitude 38 degrees north of the equatorial plane. This line divides the Korean peninsula roughly in half (leaving about 56% of Korean territory on the northern side).

Detailed explanation-3: -The 38th parallel is also called the Korean Demilitarized Zone where this line of latitude affects the two countries on the Korean peninsula.

Detailed explanation-4: -The colonels consulted a National Geographic map and focused on the 38th parallel, a degree of latitude north of the equator, passing through the middle of the Korean peninsula. Korea’s ancient capital, Seoul, was conveniently located sixty miles south. The 38th parallel followed no river or mountain range.

Detailed explanation-5: -The DMZ is a de facto border barrier, which runs in the vicinity of the 38th parallel north-which divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. The 38th parallel was the original boundary between the United States and Soviet brief administration areas of Korea at the end of World War II.