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 as Mount Auckland. Hallasan is written in North Korea in Chosungul as if it were "Hannasan" (한나산); however, it is still pronounced as "Hallasan". In the past, Hallasan has been known by numerous other names in Korean including "Buak" (부악/), "Wonsan" (원산/), "Jinsan" (진산/), "Seonsan" (선산/), "Dumuak" (두무악/), "Burasan" (부라산/), "Yeongjusan" 영주산(), and "Hyeolmangbong" (혈망봉/). Every name of Hallasan has meanings and legends. "Han" represents the universe, and "la" means "pull". Both words mean that the mountain is high enough to pull the universe. According to the old legend, if anyone were to climb up the mountain, see a star