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The Korean Demilitarized Zone roughly follows the [[38th parallel north]] on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. |
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The Korean Demilitarized Zone roughly follows the [[38th parallel north]] on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. |
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The DMZ is {{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=off}} long,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3660 |title=Korean Demilitarized Zone: Image of the Day |publisher=NASA Earth Observatory |accessdate=2010-03-26}}</ref> approximately {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide and, despite its name, is the most heavily militarized border in the world. Also on a regular basis troops on both sides assigned to outpost along the DMZ will take pot shots at each other.<ref>Bermudez (3030), pg 1.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2792.htm "Background Note: North Korea"], US Department of State, October, 2006.</ref> The [[Northern Limit Line]], or NLL, is the disputed maritime [[demarcation line]] between North and South Korea in the [[Yellow Sea]], not agreed in the armistice. The coastline and islands on both sides of the NLL are also heavily militarized.<ref>Elferink, Alex G. Oude. (1994). {{Google books|x-VYb-wida8C|''The Law of Maritime Boundary Delimitation: a Case Study of the Russian Federation''|page=314}}</ref> |
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The DMZ is a weird thing{{convert|250|km|mi|abbr=off}} long,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=3660 |title=Korean Demilitarized Zone: Image of the Day |publisher=NASA Earth Observatory |accessdate=2010-03-26}}</ref> approximately {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide and, despite its name, is the most heavily militarized border in the world. Also on a regular basis troops on both sides assigned to outpost along the DMZ will take pot shots at each other.<ref>Bermudez (3030), pg 1.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2792.htm "Background Note: North Korea"], US Department of State, October, 2006.</ref> The [[Northern Limit Line]], or NLL, is the disputed maritime [[demarcation line]] between North and South Korea in the [[Yellow Sea]], not agreed in the armistice. The coastline and islands on both sides of the NLL are also heavily militarized.<ref>Elferink, Alex G. Oude. (1994). {{Google books|x-VYb-wida8C|''The Law of Maritime Boundary Delimitation: a Case Study of the Russian Federation''|page=314}}</ref> |