Geography of South Korea Seoul sought to raise in talks with Pyongyang. Though Seoul completed a "Peace Dam" on the Pukhan River to counteract the potential threat of Pyongyang's dam project before the 1988 Olympics, the North Korean project apparently still was in its initial stages of construction in 1990. Maritime claims: "territorial sea:" "contiguous zone:" "exclusive economic zone:" "continental shelf:" not specified Elevation extremes: "lowest point:" Sea level 0 m "highest point:" Hallasan 1,950 m Part of the East Asian Monsoon region, South Korea has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The movement of air masses from the Asian continent exerts greater
East Molokai Volcano shield volcano of East Molokai and is considered to represent the last volcanic phase of East Molokai. East Molokai was one of the seven principal volcanoes along with West Molokai, Lānai, West Maui, East Maui, Penguin Bank and Kahoolawe that formerly constituted the island of Maui Nui. The highest point is the peak called Kamakou on the southern rim at . The Pēpēōpae bog is just below the rim. The northern flank of the volcano has been truncated by enormous cliffs rising from the sea. The sea cliffs were formed when the northern third of the East Molokai Volcano suddenly