The Korean War ended with the border set at which line?

The Korean War ended with the border set at which line?

• A. 17th Parallel
• B. 49th Parallel
• C. Equator
• D. 38th Parallel

Answer: (D)

The boundary sits along roughly the 38th parallel north, where the fighting stopped after the 1953 armistice and a demilitarized zone was established as a buffer between North and South Korea. This isn’t a formal peace treaty line, but the de facto border that resulted from ending the fighting. The 38th parallel choice reflects Korea’s division at the end of World War II, and the border remains marked by the DMZ today. Other lines mentioned belong to different places entirely—the 17th parallel for Vietnam, the 49th parallel for the Canada–United States border, and the equator circles the globe.

The boundary sits along roughly the 38th parallel north, where the fighting stopped after the 1953 armistice and a demilitarized zone was established as a buffer between North and South Korea. This isn’t a formal peace treaty line, but the de facto border that resulted from ending the fighting. The 38th parallel choice reflects Korea’s division at the end of World War II, and the border remains marked by the DMZ today. Other lines mentioned belong to different places entirely—the 17th parallel for Vietnam, the 49th parallel for the Canada–United States border, and the equator circles the globe.