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Geography of South Korea. Coordinates: 36°N 128°E. Map of South Korea. South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with 238 kilometres (148 mi) of the ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total. Wetlands of South Korea (1 C, 6 P) Bodies of water of South Korea (9 C, 1 P) Landforms of South Korea by city (4 C) Landforms of South Korea by province (12 C)
Geography of Korea. Korea comprises the Korean Peninsula (the mainland) and 3,960 nearby islands. The peninsula is located in Northeast Asia, between China and Japan. To the northwest, the Amnok River (Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River (Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia.
Geology of South Korea. The geology of South Korea includes rocks dating to the Archean and two large massifs of metamorphic rock as the crystalline basement, overlain by thick sedimentary sequences, younger metamorphic rocks and volcanic deposits. [1] Despite the country's small size, its geology is diverse, containing rocks formed during the ...
Pages in category "Lists of landforms of South Korea". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Landforms of South Korea (19 C, 7 P) Landmarks in South Korea (3 C, 4 P) M. Metropolitan areas of South Korea (2 C, 1 P) N. National parks of South Korea ...
It is acknowledged that many of these difficulties are a result of South Korea's proximity to China, which is a major air polluter. [131] South Korea had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 6.02/10, ranking it 87th globally out of 172 countries. [142]
Seoraksan (설악산; 雪 岳 山) – 1,707.9 metres (5,603 ft), [211] third tallest mountain in South Korea, second tallest mountain in mainland South Korea.