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Paektu, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Paektu or Baekdu, Mount, volcanic peak, 9,003 ft (2,744 m) high, in the Changbai Mts. on the border between North Korea and China. The highest mountain in Korea, it rises from a basalt…

Portsmouth, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia) Portsmouth, Treaty of, 1905, treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War. It was signed at the Portsmouth Naval Base, New Hampshire, on Sept. 5, 1905. Negotiations leading up to the treaty…

Park Geun-hye

(Encyclopedia) Park Geun-hyePark Geun-hyepäk g&oobreve;n-hĕ [key], 1952–, South Korean political leader, president of South Korea (2013–17). The daughter of South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee,…

Chemulpo

(Encyclopedia) Chemulpo: see Incheon, Korea.

Fusan

(Encyclopedia) Fusan, Korea: see Busan.

Saishu

(Encyclopedia) Saishu, South Korea: see Jeju.

Shingishu

(Encyclopedia) Shingishu: see Sinuiju, North Korea.

Pusan

(Encyclopedia) Pusan, South Korea: see Busan.

Samchok

(Encyclopedia) Samchok, South Korea: see Samcheok.

Seishin

(Encyclopedia) Seishin: see Chongjin, North Korea.