The Korean DMZ is located on the border between North and South Korea. The area is part mountainous with the Taeback Mountains crossing through it with some lower elevation, but is relatively high. The entire ethnicity for the DMZ is mainly Korean, with a few Americans here and there that keep a look out with the South Koreans. The DMZ zone crosses through the 38th parallel line and goes through it in at a peculiar way. The west side faces South Korea and the east side faces North Korea. It cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half and signifies the different borders between North and South Korea. It is about 160 miles long and four kilometers wide and has been notated as one of the world's most heavily militarized zones in the world, with the guards never resting from their duty. The border also has many electrical fences that makes entering in difficult and there are also many mines from the remains of World War II that are hidden underneath the ground. All these factors make passing the DMZ nearly impossible. However, there are tunnels underground that have been dug by the North Koreans, which make entering the border possible from the underground.
This map is a physical map showing the Korean DMZ. The Korean DMZ is labeled in the pinkish color and the black line running through it is the Military Demarcation Line. The dots represent the tunnels that the North Korean made.
This is a picture showing the line that separates North Korea and South Korea from one another.
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