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The geographical environment of gangwon

Gangwon is an administrative region in the east-central part of the Korean Peninsula, located in the northeast of South Korea, bordering the Sea of Japan (called the East Sea of South Korea) in the east, and is the former south of gangwon. The 38-degree north latitude line passes north from the center of the road and is divided into north and south parts. North Korea, the capital of Yuanshan; Korea, the capital of Chuncheon.

Gangwon is bounded by Gyeonggi Province in the west, Chungcheongbuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do in the south and the 38th parallel in the north. The armistice line (line 38) in Daodao is 145km long, and there are 7 cities in Chunchuan where Daodao is located,1/county. Area 16873.73 km2, accounting for 16.9% of Korea's total area of 99765 km2.

The geographical location of Gangwon

Gangwon is located in the monsoon climate zone, with continental climate in winter, cold and dry, and high temperature and rainy in summer affected by maritime climate. Spring and autumn are dominated by sunny and dry weather. In addition, gangwon has rich and diverse geographical conditions and unique climatic conditions. The western region belongs to continental climate, with obvious temperature difference between the four seasons, and it is often cold and hot. On the contrary, the coastal areas belong to a warm maritime climate, and the temperature changes little and is relatively warm. The plateau mountainous area has low temperature all the year round, with a large amount of snowfall, which is suitable for winter sports such as skiing and has many sports facilities in winter.