Question

what do you mean by 38 th parallel​

Answer 1

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When Japan surrendered in August 1945, the 38th parallel was established as the boundary between Soviet and American occupation zones. This parallel divided the Korean peninsula roughly in the middle.

Answer 2

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38th parallel, popular name given to latitude 38° N that in East Asia roughly demarcates North Korea and South Korea. ... The line was chosen by U.S. military planners at the Potsdam Conference (July 1945) near the end of World War II as an army boundary, north of which the U.S.S.R.