Korean Peninsula
peninsula in East Asia
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Summary
Korean Peninsula is a peninsula[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,782 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: North Korea[3], South Korea[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5], East China Sea[6], Yellow Sea[7]
- Named after: Korea[8]
- Part of: Korea[9]
- Commons category: Korea[10]
- Highest point: Baekdu Mountain[11]
- Coordinate location: 37.5, 127[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Korean Peninsula[13]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14]
- Topic has template: Template:Korea topics[15]
- Native label: 한국[16]
- Different from: Korea[17]
- Area: 85,270[18]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q116148307[19]
- Has boundary: Isthmus of Korea[20], Yellow Sea[21], Sea of Japan[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- P14560: 31696[24]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Korean Peninsula include East Korea Warm Current[25], an ocean current[26], in South Korea[27].
Why It Matters
Korean Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include East Korea Warm Current[25], an ocean current[26], in South Korea[27].