Dorasan Observatory

Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of in , the observatory provides across the .
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  • Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: observatory on the South Korean side of the MDL
  • Also known as
    “Dora Observatory”
    “Dora OP”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tunnel Number 3 and Dorasan.
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The Third Tunnel of Aggression is one of four known… is situated 1 km northwest of Dorasan Observatory.
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Railway station
station is a railway station situated on the… is situated 1¼ km south of Dorasan Observatory.
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Military installation
is a United Nations Command military post… is situated 3½ km northeast of Dorasan Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Panmunjeom.
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Village
is a in close to the North Korean border. is situated 4½ km northwest of Dorasan Observatory.
Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between and .
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Hamlet
Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong… is situated 6 km northwest of Dorasan Observatory.

Dorasan Observatory

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Latitude
37.91008° or 37° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
126.70559° or 126° 42′ 20″ east
Open location code
8Q98WP64+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1191591303
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q484428

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Dorasan Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “都罗展望台”
  • Chinese: “都羅展望台”
  • Japanese: “都羅展望台”
  • Japanese: “都羅山展望台”
  • Kannada: “ಡೋರಸನ್ ವೀಕ್ಷಣಾಲಯ”
  • Korean: “도라산전망대”
  • Korean: “도라전망대”
  • Korean: “都羅展望臺”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include View to North Korea and 도라산.

Nearby Places

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