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
La Soufrière (volcano) on 13 April 1812 belongs to the Victoria Gallery & Museum, University of Liverpool. La Soufrière (volcano) La Soufrière (Vincentian Creole: "Soufray") ("The Sulfurer") or Soufrière Saint Vincent is an active volcano on the island of Saint Vincent in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean. Many volcanoes in the Caribbean are (French: "sulphur outlet"). These include Soufrière Hills on Montserrat and La Grande Soufrière on Guadeloupe, the subject of Werner Herzog's 1977 film "La Soufrière". At , La Soufrière is the highest peak on Saint Vincent as well as the highest point in the island country of Saint Vincent and