evidence: It extends between 37°02' and 38°37' north latitude and 127°05' and 129°22' east longitude, and the 38th Parallel crosses the middle of the province. The province is also crossed by the 145-km-long Military Demarcation Line (MDL), which starts at 38°45' north latitude, in Hyeonnae-myeon in Goseong-gun to the southwest, to a site at 38°20' north latitude linking Hyangnobong Peak, Mondong-ri and Gimhwa-eup. Gangwon State is 150 km wide, from east to west, and 243 km long, from north to south, and has an eastern coastline of about 314 km. [...] The total area of Gangwon State is 20,569Km² of which the area south of the MDL is 16,873.51㎢ , which accounts for 82% of the province's total area and 16.8% of the national territory of South Korea.