DMZ
Daeseong-dong village
Panmunjeom(JSA)
Above the Military Demarcation Line which divides South and North, there is an only place where South and North Korea can face each other without walls and barbed-wire fence. The ceasefire agreement of Korean War was signed at the historical place Panmunjeom on July 27th, 1953, which made today’s DMZ
Civilian Control Zone
According to 「Military Base and Protection of Military Installations Act」, the scope of civilian restricted area is reducing as CCL moves northward through modification and now it is set 10km southwards from MDL. The area between MDL and CCL is called civilian control area.
Border line area
To general public, ‘border line area’ is an ambiguous word. It sounds like region near the border, or regions contacting boundary of the attempt. It is not accurate, but it seems like designating some area related to DMZ, considering our state division. What does ‘border line area’ mean?
The five northwestern islands
‘The five northwestern islands’ is the area covering Yeonpyeongdo, Soyeonpyeongdo, Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo and Socheongdo Islands, and nearby seas. The five northwestern islands started its history as the security center of Korean sea, around the same time of DMZ appearance. Also, values of the five northwestern border islands are geographically and ecologically recognized for keeping important natural view and ecosystem.
