38th Parallel Dmz
The dmz separates the north and south korea.
38th parallel dmz. The korean demilitarized zone intersects but does not follow the 38th parallel north which was the border before the korean war. It crosses the parallel on. This is a clip focusing on the dmz in korea near the 38th parallel and so named the 38th parallel formed after the cease fire armistice agreement27th. The demilitarized zone dmz is a weapons free buffer zone between north and south korea.
The area was established on july 27 1953 when the armistice agreement was. In the final hours of wwii military advisers used a national geographic map to help them decide how to divide korea. The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the earths equatorial plane. It crosses europe the mediterranean sea asia the pacific.
Dmz was created by pulling back the respective forces 12 miles 2 km along each side of the boundary. One major attraction around seoul is the trip to the dmz the de militarized zone which is one of a kind in the world.