Geography and topography
Geography and topography
| Korean | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 해발 | hae-bal | altitude |
| 표고 | pyo-go | altitude |
| 열도 | yŏl-tto | archipelago |
| 분지 | pun-ji | basin |
| 만 | man | bay |
| 국경 | kuk-kkyŏng | border |
| 해저 | hae-jŏ | bottom of the sea |
| 운하 | un-ha | canal |
| 수도 | su-do | capital city |
| 벼랑 | pyŏ-rang | cliff |
| 절벽 | chŏl-byŏk | cliff |
| 대륙붕 | tae-ryuk-ppung | continental shelf |
| 등고선 | tŭng-go-sŏn | contour |
| 수심 | su-sim | depth of water |
| 동해안 | dong-hae-an | east coast |
| 동서양 | tong-sŏ-yang | Eastern Western |
| 지리 | chi-ri | geography |
| 빙하 | ping-ha | glacier |
| 초원 | cho-won | grassland |
| 언덕 | hill | |
| 지평선 | chi-pyŏng-sŏn | horizon |
| 유빙 | yu-bing | ice floe |
| 용암 | yong-am | lava |
| 산하 | san-ha | mountains and rivers |
| 뻘 | ppŏl | mud |
| 목초지 | mok-cho-ji | pasture |
| 반도 | pan-do | peninsula |
| 암석 | am-sŏk | rockstones |
| 해양 | hae-yang | sea |
| 해변 | hae-byŏn | seaside |
| 남반구 | nam-ban-gu | southern hemisphere |
| 해협 | hae-hyŏp | strait |
| 암초 | am-cho | sunken |
| 지형도 | chi-hyŏng-do | topographic map |
| 지형 | chi-hyŏng | topography |
| 해구 | hae-gu | trench |