Physical Features
The Country of North Korea has many Series of Medium-sized mountain ranges in it. Each of the Medium-sized Mountain Ranges are separated by low narrow valleys. The highest peak in North Korea is Paektu-san on the volcanic Baektu Mountain. Along the west coast there are wide coastal plains next to the the Sea of Japan coastline, the narrow plains rise into mountains. Similar to South Korea, dozens of small islands are around the western coastline. North Korea's longest river is the Yulu. Other important rivers include the Tumen, Taedong and Imjin.