i grew up on the 38th parallel, in virginia.
check out my old latitude.
but in korea, the 38th parallel is the DMZ.
check out this image.
The 38th parallel north — which cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half — was the original boundary between the UN-controlled and Soviet-controlled areas of Korea at the end of World War II. Upon the creation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in 1948, it became a de facto international border and one of the most tense fronts in the Cold War.
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Is it as cold and crappy at your parallel as it is at my parallel? :)
yup, and i've got 600,000 Won electric bill to prove it ~ UGH!
I'm a little above the 58ºN line, which feels like a long way from the 38th!
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