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
Hallasan from the sea is formed on the coastal area and the peak temperature is mainly observed during the daytime. The change of the minimum temperature varies depending on the degree of cooling of Hallasan and the intensity of the wind speed.When the wind blows due to the predominance of sea breeze, the air cooled in Hallasan descends to the coastal area and induces the decrease in temperature. When the synoptic wind blows strongly, the cold air of Hallasan moves to the downwind side and the lowest temperature appears. The lowest temperature in the downwind area is 2 ~ 5℃ lower