38th Parallel Korea Map
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38th parallel korea map. Map all coordinates using. Openstreetmap download coordinates as. The 38th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the earths. The division of korea began at the end of world war ii in 1945.
With the defeat of japan the soviet union occupied the north of korea and the united states occupied. On june 25th 1950 a sudden roar of guns shattered the pre dawn silence at the 38th parallel. The korean war had begun a war that was essentially a show down between. Printable map of south korea and info and links to south korea facts famous natives landforms latitude longitude maps symbols timeline and weather by.
Provides an in depth look at the details of the korean war start to finish. With japans surrender in the pacific war in august 1945 four decades of japanese colonial rule ended and us. And soviet troops came to be stationed on the korean.