By So who knows what this is a picture of?:
Here is this year’s Korea Finder Leadersboard:
- Mark – 8
- Leon Laporte – 4
- RoK N Roll – 4
- Brewcrew17 – 1
- Obiwan – 1
- Rommel – 1
- Sonagi – 1
- A Listener – 1
If you got a picture that you think would make a great Korea Finder feel free to send it in to me.
10:00 am on July 23rd, 2009 1
North Korean barracks.
10:06 am on July 23rd, 2009 2
Camp 22.
11:48 am on July 23rd, 2009 3
camp 14?
12:48 pm on July 23rd, 2009 4
Guys, those are ginseng farms. Never noticed the black tarp used to shield the plants from direct sunlight?
12:51 pm on July 23rd, 2009 5
Dammit Mark!
Anywhoo, I'll add my two cents, from Wiki:
Camp 22 is a North Korean prison for political prisoners. Camp 22 is known as: Kwan-li-so No.22 Haengyong. 'Kwan-li-so' is Korean for 'education'. It is located in north-east North Korea, on the border with Russia and China, 20 km from the city of Hoeryong. This camp is surrounded by the following villages: W?n-dong, Ss?g?ndari, Kulsal-li, Haengy?ng-ni (headquarters of the camp), Naksaeng-ni and Chungch’u-dong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_22
1:12 pm on July 23rd, 2009 6
I knew it was not a north korean prisoner camp but had no idea where the location was, hence the camp 14 remark. I dont even know if their is a camp 14 in north korea. But going on Marks lead, (who happens to be the frontrunner in location trivia) I thought I would jump in with something similar.
1:45 pm on July 23rd, 2009 7
I couldn't find any information on this mysterious map area I found in Gyeonggi-do – Can anyone shed some light on this for me:
http://www.diffism.com/2009/07/24/mysterious-area…
Thanks!
1:51 pm on July 23rd, 2009 8
Seoul Airbase (sometimes Seoul Airport, Seongnam Airbase or Shinchonri Airbase)is an airbase holding the 15th Composite Wing of the Republic of Korea Air Force. It is located in Seongnam city, right below Seoul. It has 2 runways(19/1,20/2). Runway 19 is equipped with ILS. The Seoul Air Show is held annually in this airfield. The president of South Korea and other heads of states use this airfield
The US Army base K-16 is located at the northwest corner of Seoul Airbase. The 2-2 Assault Battalion is based there.
1:57 pm on July 23rd, 2009 9
Thanks for the prompt reply! Any idea why they hide it from Koreans who mainly use Naver and not from Google Earth users?
2:57 pm on July 23rd, 2009 10
Yep Mark got it, that is in fact Camp 22 which is near the Chinese border and one of the biggest concentration camps in North Korea.
8:42 pm on July 23rd, 2009 11
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