Korean Peninsula (Noun)
Meaning
An Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The Korean Peninsula extends some 680 miles (1,100 km) southward into the Pacific Ocean with a total area of about 85,270 square miles.
- North Korea controls about 40% of the Korean Peninsula, while South Korea controls about 40%, and the remaining 20% consists of a demilitarized zone.
- Mountains cover about 70% of the Korean Peninsula, with mountains either forming a direct coastline, dropping off into the sea, or forming a short coastal plain.
- Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula are characterized by almost endless rugged mountain ranges and steep-sided valleys.
- Japan and the Korean Peninsula together form an important cultural and geographic area in the eastern edge of Asia.