Korean Peninsula
Geographical location
The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. In North Korea, it is called Choson Pando ( 조선 반도 Kor. ,朝鲜 半岛) in South Korea Han Bando ( 한반도 ,韩 半岛).
Geography
The peninsula is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan on the south by the Korea Strait and on the west by the Yellow Sea. In the north, the geographical boundary is assigned to the rivers Yalu and Tumen. This corresponds to the exact demarcation of North Korea to Russia and the People's Republic of China. The peninsula is divided officially into two parts (North Korea and South Korea) - see Korean conflict. The boundary line between the two parts since 1953 runs roughly along the 38th parallel.
Climate
On the peninsula, summer lasts from about mid-June to mid-September. By maritime air masses that bring moist air from the Philippines with him, prevails in parts of the southern half of Korea at this time monsoon climate. In Seoul, for example, the annual temperature averages 29.5 ° C in August.
During the months of June and July is the rainy season, which is characterized by heavy rainfall. These even out every now and then to heavy floods.
In September, the fall begins. There is mostly warm sunny weather, which is only sometimes stopped by surges of cold air.
In December, the winter begins. The winter monsoon has a firm grip on the north, while the south is characterized by a continuous change from frosty to milder weather. It is observed a strong climate contrast between the North and the South. You can recognize this by the average temperatures. In Busan it is 6 ° C, and on the border with the People's Republic of China, sometimes up to -19 ° C.
The winter then generally ends in late March, when warmer air over the peninsula is introduced again by the south wind.