UN Forces crossing the 38th parallel line in Korea during the Korean WarThe Korean Peninsula first divided along the 38th parallel, later along the demarcation line
Japan had ruled the Korean Peninsula between 1910 and 1945. When Japan surrendered in August 1945, the 38th parallel was established as the boundary between Soviet and American occupation zones. This parallel divided the Korean peninsula roughly in the middle. In 1948, this parallel became the boundary between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), both of which claim to be the government of the whole of Korea. On 25 June 1950, after a series of cross-border raids and gunfire from both the Northern and the Southern sides, the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea. This sparked United Nations Security Council Resolution 82 which called for the North to return its troops to behind the 38th parallel, commencing the Korean War with United Nations troops (mostly American) helping South Korean troops to defend South Korea.[2]
After the Armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 1953, a new line was established to separate North Korea and South Korea. This Military Demarcation Line is surrounded by a Demilitarized Zone. The demarcation line crosses the 38th parallel, from the southwest to the northeast. The Demarcation Line is often confused with 38th parallel, but as can be seen in the image of the map, the two are not the same.
38th, parallel, north, this, article, about, circle, latitude, portion, which, used, divide, korean, peninsula, history, division, division, korea, current, division, military, demarcation, line, korean, demilitarized, zone, circle, latitude, that, degrees, no. This article is about the circle of latitude a portion of which used to divide the Korean Peninsula For the history of the division see Division of Korea For the current division see Military Demarcation Line and Korean Demilitarized Zone The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth s equatorial plane It crosses Europe the Mediterranean Sea Asia the Pacific Ocean North America and the Atlantic Ocean The 38th parallel north formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War 38 class notpageimage 38th parallel north 38th parallel northHangul삼팔선Hanja三八線Revised RomanizationSampalseonMcCune ReischauerSamp alsŏn Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates At this latitude the Sun is visible for 14 hours 48 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours 32 minutes during the winter solstice 1 Contents 1 Around the world 2 Korea 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingAround the world editStarting at the Prime Meridian heading eastward the 38th parallel north passes through Co ordinates Country territory or sea Notes 38 0 N 0 0 E 38 000 N 0 000 E 38 000 0 000 Prime Meridian Mediterranean Sea Passing just north of the island of Marettimo nbsp Italy at 37 59 43 N 12 1 47 E 37 99528 N 12 02972 E 37 99528 12 02972 Marettimo 38 0 N 12 19 E 38 000 N 12 317 E 38 000 12 317 Italy nbsp Italy Islands of Levanzo and Sicily 38 0 N 15 25 E 38 000 N 15 417 E 38 000 15 417 Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea Strait of Messina 38 0 N 15 38 E 38 000 N 15 633 E 38 000 15 633 Italy nbsp Italy Passing through Reggio di Calabria southern suburbs 38 0 N 16 8 E 38 000 N 16 133 E 38 000 16 133 Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea Ionian Sea passing between the islands of Kefalonia at 38 4 N 20 43 E 38 067 N 20 717 E 38 067 20 717 Kefalonia and Zakynthos at 37 56 N 20 42 E 37 933 N 20 700 E 37 933 20 700 Zakynthos nbsp Greece 38 0 N 21 16 E 38 000 N 21 267 E 38 000 21 267 Greece nbsp Greece Passing through Athens northern suburbs 38 0 N 24 2 E 38 000 N 24 033 E 38 000 24 033 Aegean Sea Aegean Sea 38 0 N 24 14 E 38 000 N 24 233 E 38 000 24 233 Greece nbsp Greece Islands of Petalioi and Euboea 38 0 N 24 34 E 38 000 N 24 567 E 38 000 24 567 Aegean Sea Aegean Sea Passing just north of the island of Andros at 37 59 57 N 24 47 23 E 37 99917 N 24 78972 E 37 99917 24 78972 Andros nbsp Greece 38 0 N 27 7 E 38 000 N 27 117 E 38 000 27 117 Turkey nbsp Turkey Passing through Konya Nigde and Izmir southern suburbs 38 0 N 44 17 E 38 000 N 44 283 E 38 000 44 283 Iran nbsp Iran Passing just south of Tabriz 38 0 N 48 55 E 38 000 N 48 917 E 38 000 48 917 Caspian Sea Caspian Sea 38 0 N 53 49 E 38 000 N 53 817 E 38 000 53 817 Turkmenistan nbsp Turkmenistan 38 0 N 55 17 E 38 000 N 55 283 E 38 000 55 283 Iran nbsp Iran 38 0 N 57 22 E 38 000 N 57 367 E 38 000 57 367 Turkmenistan nbsp Turkmenistan Passing just north of Ashgabat 38 0 N 66 38 E 38 000 N 66 633 E 38 000 66 633 Uzbekistan nbsp Uzbekistan 38 0 N 68 17 E 38 000 N 68 283 E 38 000 68 283 Tajikistan nbsp Tajikistan 38 0 N 70 19 E 38 000 N 70 317 E 38 000 70 317 Afghanistan nbsp Afghanistan 38 0 N 71 16 E 38 000 N 71 267 E 38 000 71 267 Tajikistan nbsp Tajikistan 38 0 N 74 54 E 38 000 N 74 900 E 38 000 74 900 China nbsp People s Republic of China Xinjiang Qinghai Gansu Inner Mongolia Ningxia Inner Mongolia Shaanxi for around 5 km 3 1 mi Inner Mongolia for around 14 km 8 7 mi Shaanxi Shanxi passing just north of Taiyuan Hebei passing just south of Shijiazhuang Shandong 38 0 N 118 58 E 38 000 N 118 967 E 38 000 118 967 Yellow Sea Yellow Sea Passing just north of Baengnyeong Island at 37 59 N 124 41 E 37 983 N 124 683 E 37 983 124 683 Baengnyeong nbsp South Korea 38 0 N 125 7 E 38 000 N 125 117 E 38 000 125 117 North Korea nbsp North Korea Ongjin Peninsula South Hwanghae Province 38 0 N 125 35 E 38 000 N 125 583 E 38 000 125 583 Yellow Sea Yellow Sea Ongjin Bay 38 0 N 125 46 E 38 000 N 125 767 E 38 000 125 767 North Korea nbsp North Korea South Hwanghae Provincepassing just south of Haeju North Hwanghae Provincepassing just north of Kaesong 38 0 N 126 49 E 38 000 N 126 817 E 38 000 126 817 South Korea nbsp South Korea Gyeonggi Province Passing through Paju Yeoncheon County Pocheon Gapyeong County Gangwon Province Passing through Hwacheon County Chuncheon passing just north of Soyang Reservoir Inje County Yangyang County 38 0 N 128 44 E 38 000 N 128 733 E 38 000 128 733 Sea of Japan Sea of Japan 38 0 N 138 14 E 38 000 N 138 233 E 38 000 138 233 Japan nbsp Japan Island of Sado Niigata Prefecture 38 0 N 138 33 E 38 000 N 138 550 E 38 000 138 550 Sea of Japan Sea of Japan 38 0 N 139 14 E 38 000 N 139 233 E 38 000 139 233 Japan nbsp Japan Island of Honshu Niigata Prefecture Passing just north of Niigata City Yamagata Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture 38 0 N 140 55 E 38 000 N 140 917 E 38 000 140 917 Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean 38 0 N 123 1 W 38 000 N 123 017 W 38 000 123 017 United States nbsp United States California passing through Pinole and StocktonNevada passing just south of Tonopah Utah passing through Capitol Reef and Canyonlands National Parks Colorado passing through Ouray and then just south of Pueblo Kansas passing just south of Newton Missouri passing through Camdenton and just north of Rolla Illinois passing just south of Mount Vernon Indiana passing through Evansville Kentucky passing through Lexington West Virginia passing just north of Beckley Virginia passing just south of Charlottesville 38 0 N 76 28 W 38 000 N 76 467 W 38 000 76 467 Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Bay 38 0 N 75 53 W 38 000 N 75 883 W 38 000 75 883 United States nbsp United States Maryland passing just north of Smith Island and Crisfield Virginia passing just north of Chincoteague 38 0 N 75 16 W 38 000 N 75 267 W 38 000 75 267 Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Passing between Pico at 38 23 N 28 14 W 38 383 N 28 233 W 38 383 28 233 Pico and Sao Miguel at 37 55 N 25 47 W 37 917 N 25 783 W 37 917 25 783 Sao Miguel islands Azores nbsp Portugal 38 0 N 8 51 W 38 000 N 8 850 W 38 000 8 850 Portugal nbsp Portugal Setubal District Beja District passing just south of Beja 38 0 N 7 12 W 38 000 N 7 200 W 38 000 7 200 Spain nbsp Spain Andalusia Extremadura Region of Murcia passing just north of Murcia Valencian Community 38 0 N 0 39 W 38 000 N 0 650 W 38 000 0 650 Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean SeaKorea editMain article Division of Korea nbsp UN Forces crossing the 38th parallel line in Korea during the Korean War nbsp The Korean Peninsula first divided along the 38th parallel later along the demarcation line Japan had ruled the Korean Peninsula between 1910 and 1945 When Japan surrendered in August 1945 the 38th parallel was established as the boundary between Soviet and American occupation zones This parallel divided the Korean peninsula roughly in the middle In 1948 this parallel became the boundary between the Democratic People s Republic of Korea North Korea and the Republic of Korea South Korea both of which claim to be the government of the whole of Korea On 25 June 1950 after a series of cross border raids and gunfire from both the Northern and the Southern sides the North Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea This sparked United Nations Security Council Resolution 82 which called for the North to return its troops to behind the 38th parallel commencing the Korean War with United Nations troops mostly American helping South Korean troops to defend South Korea 2 After the Armistice agreement was signed on July 27 1953 a new line was established to separate North Korea and South Korea This Military Demarcation Line is surrounded by a Demilitarized Zone The demarcation line crosses the 38th parallel from the southwest to the northeast The Demarcation Line is often confused with 38th parallel but as can be seen in the image of the map the two are not the same See also edit37th parallel north 38th parallel structures series of circular depressions roughly on the 38th parallel north 39th parallel north Circle of latitude 17th parallel north similar line dividing North and South VietnamReferences edit Duration of Daylight Darkness Table for One Year aa usno navy mil Archived from the original on 2019 10 12 Retrieved 2011 06 12 Nash Gary B 2008 The American People Creating a Nation and a Society Concise 6th ed New York Pearson Longman Further reading editOberdorfer Don The Two Koreas A Contemporary History 1997 38th parallel geopolitics at the Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 38th parallel north amp oldid 1218345269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
