That line was the 38th parallel, whose origins as modern Korea's first intra-national boundary can be traced back to the final hours of World War II, when officials from the U.S. War and State ...

38th Parallel Beach, South Korea CNN — If you want to surf near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), you might have to pass through barbed wire to reach the waves.

It is about 35 miles from South Korea's capital, Seoul, and runs along the 38th parallel, the line that divides the two countries, along which much of the Korean War occurred. The DMZ was created ...

Korean DMZ a sober reminder of uneasy truce. Roger Yu. ... On June 25, 1950, North Korean troops rushed across the 38th parallel that separated the peninsula in an unprovoked attack.

What is the Demilitarized Zone and why is it there? Here’s a quick look at its history. What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone? The Demilitarized Zone or DMZ serves as a border between North ...

One of the terms of the armistice was the establishment of a demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea and running roughly along the 38th parallel. The DMZ is 2.5 miles wide and 151 ...

What is the Demilitarized Zone and why is it there? Here's a quick look at its history. What is the Korean Demilitarized Zone? The Demilitarized Zone or DMZ serves as a border between North Korea ...

The observation post is called Yeolsoe. I’m here with five friends to cycle the length of the DMZ, broadly following the 38th parallel from the Yellow Sea on the Korean peninsula’s western ...

The DMZ stretches 160 miles across the Korean peninsula and is roughly in the same location as the 38th parallel. It marks the border between the two nations to this day.

North Korea forces have been reinforcing the DMZ since the beginning of ... The DMZ is a heavily militarized strip of land that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half along the 38th Parallel ...