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The Military Demarcation Line (MDL), sometimes referred to as the Armistice Line, is the land border or demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea. On either side of the line is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The MDL and DMZ were established by the Armistice at the end of the Korean War in 1953.〔The MDL was defined and established in the Korean Armistice Agreement (KAA), Article I, paragraphs 1–11. The KAA includes provisions regarding the MDL and DMZ; but those provisions do not extend into the Yellow Sea or the Sea of Japan. The subsequently devised Northern Boundary Line or (NLL ) was not initially conceived as part of the MDL. Nor have the DPRK and UNC agreed to any subsequent extension of the MDL beyond the agreed upon limits of 1953/7/27.〕 In the Yellow Sea, the two Koreas are divided by a ''de facto'' maritime "military demarcation line" and maritime boundary called the Northern Limit Line (NLL) drawn by the United Nations Command in 1953.〔Ryoo, Moo Bong. (2009). ("The Korean Armistice and the Islands," ) p. 5. Strategy research project at the U.S. Army War College; excerpt, "''Strategic Consequences of the Agreement''. The agreement to retain the five islands under UNC control has shaped many aspects of the security environment of the Korean Peninsula. The most obvious and prominent consequence is the establishment of the Northern Limit Line (NLL). The NLL has served as a practical maritime borderline and an effective means to separate the forces and thus prevent military clashes between th two Koreas"; compare Kim, Kwang-Tae. ( "After Exchange of Fire, N. Korea Threatens More Strikes on South," ) ''Time'' (US). November 23, 2010.〕 The NLL is not described by the Korean Armistice Agreement.〔Pak, Hŭi-gwŏn. (2000). ; excerpt, "Under the 1953 Armistice Agreement, the Military Demarcation Line was drawn across the Korean peninsula. Since no maritime demarcation line was specified in the Armistice Agreement, however, the United Nations Command drew the NLL...."〕 ==Demarcation on land== The DMZ runs near the 38th parallel, covering roughly 248 kilometers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Korean War History )〕 American and South Korean soldiers patrol this line along the South Korean side while North Korean soldiers patrol along the North Korean side. In Korean, the line is called the ''Hyujeonseon'' (휴전선), meaning "armistice line."〔See, e.g., (Dictionary – Definition of armistice. )〕 It is also sometimes called the ''Gunsa Bungye-seon'' (군사분계선), which literally means "military demarcation line." However, in colloquial usage, the dividing line is more often called the ''Sampalseon'' (삼팔선, "38th parallel"), a name likely coined at the end of World War II, when it would have been an accurate description of the North-South border. The line itself is marked off by a series of 1,292 identical signs which are placed at intervals across the peninsula. The north facing side of the signs are written in Korean and Chinese, and in Korean and English on the south facing side. The signs are now aging and rusting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Military Demarcation Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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