Korean Peninsula

Summary

Korean Peninsula is a peninsula^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Korean Peninsula is in the country of North Korea^[3].
• Korean Peninsula is in the country of South Korea^[4].
• Korean Peninsula is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• Korean Peninsula is on the body of water East China Sea^[6].
• Korean Peninsula is on the body of water Yellow Sea^[7].
• Korean Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[8].
• Korean Peninsula is part of Korea^[9].
• Korean Peninsula's Commons category is recorded as Korea^[10].
• Korean Peninsula's highest point is recorded as Baekdu Mountain^[11].
• Korean Peninsula's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.5, 'lon': 127}^[12].
• Korean Peninsula's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Korean Peninsula^[13].
• Korean Peninsula's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[14].
• Korean Peninsula's topic has template is recorded as Template:Korea topics^[15].
• Korean Peninsula's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한국'}^[16].
• Korean Peninsula's different from is recorded as Korea^[17].
• Korean Peninsula covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+85270'}^[18].
• Korean Peninsula's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q116148307^[19].
• Korean Peninsula's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[20].

Body

Geography

Country listings include North Korea^[3], a sovereign state^[21], in North Korea^[22], founded in 1948^[23] and South Korea^[4], a sovereign state^[24], in South Korea^[25], founded in 1948^[26]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[27]; East China Sea^[6], a marginal sea^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29]; and Yellow Sea^[7], a sea^[30], in People's Republic of China^[31]. Korean Peninsula is part of Korea^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Korean Peninsula covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+85270'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Korean Peninsula's instance of is recorded as peninsula^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Korean Peninsula include East Korea Warm Current^[32], an ocean current^[33], in South Korea^[34].

Why It Matters

Korean Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include East Korea Warm Current^[32], an ocean current^[33], in South Korea^[34].