Episode 453
The Korean Demilitarized Zone
Learn more about the temporary feature in Korea which still exists today
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
October 2, 202111m 1s
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Show Notes
In the early 1950s, war ravaged the Korean peninsula. However, the fighting ceased on July 27, 1953. Both sides of the conflict pulled back from the front and created a buffer zone 4 kilometers or 2.5 miles wide.
That buffer zone still exists today.
Learn more about the Korean Demilitarized Zone, its past and present, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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