Military Demarcation Line
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The Military Demarcation Line (MDL), sometimes referred to as the Armistice Line, is the land border or demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea. On either side of the line is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The MDL and DMZ were established by the Korean Armistice Agreement.[1]
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Military Demarcation Line | |
Hangul | 군사분계선 / 휴전선 |
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Hanja | 軍事分界線 / 休戰線 |
Revised Romanization | Gunsabungyeseon / Hyujeonseon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kunsabungyesŏn / Hyujŏnsŏn |
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In the Yellow Sea, the two Koreas are divided by a de facto maritime "military demarcation line" and maritime boundary called the Northern Limit Line (NLL) drawn by the United Nations Command in 1953.[2] The NLL is not described by the Korean Armistice Agreement.[3]