What is the terrain and geography like in Korea, North?
Geographic Location | Asia |
Total Area |
46,540 Square Miles 120,538 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
46,490 Square Miles 120,408 Square Kilometers |
Water Area |
50 Square Miles 130 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
1,039 Miles 1,672 Kilometers |
Irrigated Land |
5,637 Square Miles 14,600 Square Kilometers |
Border Countries | China 1,416 km, South Korea 238 km, Russia 19 km |
Coastline |
1,550 Miles 2,495 Kilometers |
Geographic Coordinates | 40 00 N, 127 00 E |
Terrain | mostly hills and mountains separated by deep, narrow valleys; coastal plains wide in west, discontinuous in east |
Highest Point | 2,744 Meters |
Highest Point Location | Paektu-san 2,744 m |
Lowest Point Location | Sea of Japan 0 m |
Natural Resources | coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
Time Zone |
UTC+8.5 (13.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) note: on 15 August 2015, North Korea reverted to UTC+8.5, a time zone that had been observed during pre-colonial times |