The 38th parallel north-which divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half-was the original boundary between the United States and Soviet Union's brief administration areas of Korea at the end of World War II. Within the DMZ is a meeting point between the two nations, where negotiations take place: the small Joint Security Area (JSA) near the western end of the zone.Ī portion of the North Korean DMZ seen from the Joint Security Area in January 1976 There have been various incidents in and around the DMZ, with military and civilian casualties on both sides. The DMZ is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long and about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) wide. It was established to serve as a buffer zone between the countries of North and South Korea under the provisions of the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953, an agreement between North Korea, China and the United Nations Command.
The demilitarized zone (DMZ) is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( Chosŏn'gŭl/Hangul: 한반도 비무장 지대 Hanja: 韓半島非武裝地帶 romanised: Hanbando Bimujang Jidae) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th parallel north. June 1974 ROK Coast Guard ship incident.
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