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Mantapsan
Mantapsan (or Mount Mant'ap, ) is a mountain in the south of North Hamgyong Province in North Korea. The granite peak, which reaches an elevation of , is part of the Hamgyong Mountains. It is located on the border between Kilju County, Myonggan County, Myŏnggan County and Orang County. Political prisoners were reportedly forced to dig tunnels into the southern side of the mountain, at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, nuclear test site near P'unggye-ri. The horizontal tunnels are believed to be two to three meters wide and high and hundreds of meters long. This is where the detonations of the List of North Korean nuclear tests, North Korean nuclear tests in 2006 North Korean nuclear test, 2006, 2009 North Korean nuclear test, 2009, 2013 North Korean nuclear test, 2013 and January 2016 North Korean nuclear test, 2016 occurred. International analysts believe that the sixth and largest explosion, as of January 2024 the last, "made the mountain bulge sideways by about 12 feet and col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 North Korean Nuclear Test
The 2009 North Korean nuclear test was the underground detonation of a nuclear device conducted on Monday, 25 May 2009 by North Korea.North Korea conducts nuclear test . . 25 May 2009. This was its second nuclear test, the first test having taken place in October 2006.Kim, Sam N. Korea appears to have conducted nuclear test: source . Yonhap New Agency. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 North Korean Nuclear Test
On October 9, 2006, North Korea performed its first nuclear test, detonating a plutonium-based device underground. On October 3, 2006, North Korea announced its intention to conduct a nuclear test. The blast is generally estimated to have had an explosive force of less than one kiloton, and some radioactive output was detected. United States officials suggested the device may have been a nuclear explosive that misfired. An anonymous official at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing told a South Korean newspaper that the explosive output was smaller than expected. Because of the secretive nature of North Korea and small yield of the test, there remains some question as to whether it was a successful test of an unusually small device (which would have required sophisticated technology), or a partially failed " fizzle" or dud. A scientific paper later estimated the yield as 0.48 kilotons.Lian-Feng Zhao, Xiao-Bi Xie, Wei-Min Wang, and Zhen-Xing Yao,Regional Seismic Characteristics o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains In Korea
The following is a list of mountains in Korea: List of mountains in North Korea Pyongyang * Taesongsan () – Chagang Province * Namsan (Chagang), Namsan () – * Obongsan (Chagang), Obongsan () – North Pyongan Province * Myohyangsan () – South Hwanghae Province * Kuwolsan () – * Maebongsan (South Hwanghae), Maebongsan () – * Namsan (Haeju), Namsan () – * Namsan (Unnyul), Namsan () – Kangwon Province * Mount Kumgang, Kumgangsan () – * Maebongsan (Poptong), Maebongsan () – * Obongsan (Kosong–Kumgang), Obongsan () – South Hamgyong Province * Madaesan (South Hamgyong), Madaesan () – * Obongsan (South Hamgyong), Obongsan () – * Puksubaeksan (South Hamgyong), Puksubaeksan () – , the third tallest mountain in Korea. North Hamgyong Province * Chilbosan (North Hamgyong), Chilbosan () – * Mantapsan () – * Kwanmobong (North Hamgyong), Kwanmobong () – , the second tallest mountain in Korea. Ryanggang Province * Paektu Mountain, Paektusan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwasong Concentration Camp
Hwasong concentration camp (Chosŏn'gŭl: , also spelled Hwasŏng or Hwaseong) is a labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 16. As with other political prison camps located in North Korea, Camp 16 is highly secretive and isolated from the rest of the country. Prisoners, usually interned for life, are subject to harsh forced labor and treatment. The estimated prisoner population size is 20,000. Located in the mountains of Hwasong County, the camp's activities mostly consist of logging, agriculture, and some industrial production. However, the camp is also notable for its proximity to the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, leading to suspicions over its connections to North Korea's development of nuclear weapons. Camp expansions in recent decades and changes in camp features indicate enhanced security measures and the need to accommodate increased prisoner populations and economic activities. Location The camp is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 North Korean Nuclear Test
On 12 February 2013, North Korean state media announced it had conducted an underground nuclear test, its third in seven years. A tremor that exhibited a nuclear bomb signature with an initial magnitude 4.9 (later revised to 5.1) was detected by the China Earthquake Networks Center, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization and the United States Geological Survey. In response, Japan summoned an emergency United Nations meeting for 12 February and South Korea raised its military alert status. It is not known whether the explosion was nuclear, or a conventional explosion designed to mimic a nuclear blast; as of two days after the blast, Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean investigators had failed to detect any radiation. Test On 12 February 2013, a spokesman for North Korea's army command said it had successfully conducted a third underground nuclear weapons test, according to the Yonhap. North Korea also said the test had used a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilju County
Kilju, sometimes romanized as Kilchu, is a county in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. The county seat is Kilju Town. History The area around Kilju was part of the ancient Goguryeo kingdom and was long inhabited by various Jurchen tribes. In 1107 it was annexed by Goryeo, who gave it its current name (meaning "province of good fortune"). After the ascension of Joseon Dynasty, Kilju was promoted to county in 1398, and in 1509 the county was included in the newly formed Hamgyong Province. In 1895, during a reorganization of regional governments, Hamgyong was dissolved and replaced with several small departments; Kilju County was then annexed to the newly formed Kyongsong Department. In 1896 however, the new organization was abandoned, with the departments re-organized into North and South Hamgyong provinces; Kilju was then placed into North Hamgyong, where it remains to this day. During the Japanese occupation, the county was used for manufacturing telecommunications equipment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site () was the only known nuclear test site of North Korea. Nuclear tests were conducted at the site in October 2006, May 2009, February 2013, January 2016, September 2016, and September 2017. Geography The site was established in the early 2000s and has three visible tunnel entrances. It is in mountainous terrain in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province, about south of Mantapsan, west of Hwasong concentration camp and northwest of the Punggye-ri village. The most proximate settlement to the possible nuclear underground test site is Chik-tong, a small populated place located at . Sungjibaegam is a settlement located from the tremor of the 2013 test. Punggye-ri railway station is located at . History In January 2013, Google Maps was updated to include various locations in North Korea. On 8 April 2013, it was reported that South Korea had observed activity at Punggye-ri, suggesting that a fourth nuclear test was being prepared, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of North Korean Nuclear Tests
North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests, in 2006, 2009, 2013, twice in 2016, and in 2017. __TOC__ Testing Summary See also * North Korea and weapons of mass destruction North Korea has a nuclear weapons program, and, as of 2024, is estimated to have an arsenal of approximately 50 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of fissile material for six to seven nuclear weapons per year.* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orang County
Ŏrang is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyŏng province in the far northeast of North Korea. It is situated on the coast of the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). Originally part of Kyŏngsŏng county, Ŏrang was created in 1952 following the division of Korea. Physical features The county is primarily mountainous, with many hills of more than 200 meters in height. However, there is a narrow plain along the coast. Approximately 85% of the county is forested. The highest peak is T'ugubong (Chosŏn'gŭl: 투구봉). There are various lakes including Changyŏn Lake (Chosŏn'gŭl: 장연호, Hancha: 長淵湖) and Mugye Lake (Chosŏn'gŭl: 무계호, Hancha: 武溪湖). Administrative divisions Ŏrang County is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' district) and 20 '' ri'' (villages): Economy The local economy is dominated by agriculture and fishing, and is the chief centre of rice production in North Hamgyŏng. In addition, pine mushrooms are grown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Hamgyong Province
North Hamgyong Province (Hamgyŏngbukdo, ) is the northernmost province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyong Province. Geography The province is bordered by China (Jilin) to the north, South Hamgyong to the southwest and Ryanggang to the west. To the east is the Sea of Japan. The province is home to the Musudan-ri rocket launching site and the Hoeryong concentration camp. In 2004, Rason was reabsorbed back into the province and since 2010, Rason has been a special city of North Korea. Economy In critical studies of North Korea, North Hamgyong has a reputation as a neglected and underdeveloped region even by the country's standards. It was where the 1990s famine hit hardest, and food shortages persist even in the 2020s. The majority of North Korean defectors who live in South Korea came from the province after crossing the relatively shallow Tumen River into China. Therefore, the conditions of the province, which a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myonggan County
Myŏnggan County, formerly known as Hwasŏng County, is a ''kun'', or county, in North Hamgyong province, North Korea. Unlike many Korean districts that date from the Joseon Dynasty, Hwasong was created after liberation. Yŏngan was established in 1952, separated from Myŏngch'ŏn. In 1967 Yŏngan was renamed to Myŏnggan, in 1981 to Hwasŏng, and in 2004 to Myŏnggan. Myŏnggan abuts the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea). Most of the land is rugged, with only one small plain along the Hwasongchon stream. The highest point in the county is Kiunbong. There are no ports, and the coastline is distinctively monotonous. The chief streams of the county are the Ŏrangch'ŏn (Chosŏn'gŭl: 어랑천, Hancha: 漁郎川) and Myŏngganch'ŏn (Chosŏn'gŭl: 명간천, Hancha Hanja (; ), alternatively spelled Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language. After characters were introduced to Korea to write Literary Chinese, they were adapted to write Korean as ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 2016 North Korean Nuclear Test
North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear detonation on 6 January 2016 at 10:00:01 UTC+08:30. At the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, approximately northwest of Kilju City in Kilju County, an underground nuclear test was carried out. The United States Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake from the location; the China Earthquake Networks Center reported the magnitude as 4.9. North Korean media announced that the country had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb in "self-defence against US". However, third-party experts as well as officials and agencies in South Korea questioned North Korea's claims and contend that the device was more likely to have been a fission bomb such as a boosted fission weapon. Such weapons use hydrogen fusion to produce smaller, lighter warheads suitable for arming a delivery device such as a missile, rather than to attain the destructive power of a true hydrogen bomb. Background North Korea had previously conducted three undergrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
