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Iri
(Encyclopedia)Iri ēˈrēˈ [key], former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan. ...Yellow Sea
(Encyclopedia)Yellow Sea or Huanghai hwäng-hī [key] [yellow sea], arm of the Pacific Ocean, between China and Korea, where it is called the West Sea. It has a maximum depth of 500 ft (152 m). Bohai, Korea Bay (or...Kim Il Sung
(Encyclopedia)Kim Il Sung kĭm jông ĭl [key], 1941?–2011, was groomed as his successor. Active in the Korean Workers' party leadership from 1964, Kim Jong Il became secretary of its central committee in 1973. I...Cheongju
(Encyclopedia)Cheongju or Chongju chôngˈjo͞oˈ [key], city, capital of North Chungcheong prov., W central South Korea. It ...Pohang
(Encyclopedia)Pohang pôˈhängˈ [key], city (1995 pop. 508,983), North Gyeongsang (Kyongsang) prov., SE South Korea, on Yeongil (Yongil) Bay of the Sea of Japan (or East Sea). A fishing port and agricultural cent...Lee Myung Bak
(Encyclopedia)Lee Myung Bak lē myŭng bäk [key], 1941–, South Korean business executive and politician, president of South Korea (2008–13), b. Osaka, Japan. He began his business career with Hyundai Construct...Chuncheon
(Encyclopedia)Chuncheon or Chunchon cho͞onˈchônˈ [key], city, capital of Gangwon (Kangwon) prov., N...Geneva Conference
(Encyclopedia)Geneva Conference, any of various international meetings held at Geneva, Switzerland. Some of the more important ones are discussed here. 1 International conference held Apr.–July, 1954, to restore ...Daegu
(Encyclopedia)Daegu or Taegu dīˈgo͞oˈ [key], Jap. Taiku, city, S South Korea, on the Sincheon and Geum ...Chongjin
(Encyclopedia)Chongjin or Chungjin both: chŭngˈjĕnˈ [key], Jap. Seishin, city, NE North Korea, an i...Browse by Subject
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