Camp Bonifas
Camp Bonifas is a United Nations Command military post located 400 m south of the southern boundary of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. It is 2,400 m south of the Military Demarcation Line, which forms the border between South Korea and North Korea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tunnel Number 3 and Dorasan Observatory.
Tunnel Number 3
Photo: Josh Berglund, CC BY 2.0.
The Third Tunnel of Aggression is one of four known tunnels under the border between North Korea and South Korea, extending south of Panmunjom. Tunnel Number 3 is situated 3 km southwest of Camp Bonifas.
Dorasan Observatory
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: 책읽는달팽, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dora Observatory is on the South Korean side of the 38th parallel. Situated on top of Dorasan in Paju, the observatory provides scenic views across the Demilitarized Zone. Dorasan Observatory is situated 3½ km southwest of Camp Bonifas.
Unification Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Rbtjd0201, Public domain.
Unification Bridge is situated 4 km south of Camp Bonifas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daeseong-dong and Panmunjeom.
Daeseong-dong
Village
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Daeseong-dong is a village in South Korea close to the North Korean border. It lies within the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The village is about 1.6 kilometres south of the Bridge of No Return, and 12 km from the city of Kaesong, North Korea. Daeseong-dong is situated 4½ km west of Camp Bonifas.
Panmunjeom
Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.
Panmunjeom, also P'anmunjŏm, is on the demarcation line between North and South Korea. It is a living relic of the Cold War era. It can only be visited on an organized tour.
Kijong-dong
Hamlet
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Kijŏng-dong, Kijŏngdong, Kijŏng tong or Kaepoong is a Potemkin village in P'yŏnghwa-ri, Panmun-guyok, Kaesong Special City, North Korea. It is situated in the North's half of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. Kijong-dong is situated 6 km west of Camp Bonifas.
Camp Bonifas
- Type: Military installation
- Description: United Nations military post in Korea
- Category: military base
- Location: Gunnae-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.93511° or 37° 56′ 6″ northLongitude
126.72702° or 126° 43′ 37″ eastOperator
United Nations CommandOpen location code
8Q98WPPG+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 250696247OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q498293
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Spanish—“Camp Bonifas” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “ক্যাম্প বোনিফাস”
- Chinese: “柏尼法斯營”
- French: “Camp Bonifas”
- French: “Camp Kitty Hawk”
- Japanese: “キャンプ・ボニファス”
- Korean: “보니파스 기지”
- Korean: “캠프 리버티벨”
- Korean: “캠프 보니파스”
- Korean: “캠프 키티호크”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Camp Bonifas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Camp Kitty Hawk”
- Norwegian: “Camp Bonifas”
- Portuguese: “Camp Bonifas”
- Spanish: “Camp Bonifas”
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