Towers (DDG 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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! X Climate Relision I-l iSt0Fy Sli0DDil'iS 'I-l E3l'lSOOFt8tlOl'i REPUBLIC OF KOREA X CTAE-HAN-MIN-GUIO x lf -L ' El-l al '-PJ i Located vvitnin tne tyonoon oelt, tne effects of at least tvvo tyonoons are exoerienced yearly. l-lien nortneast winds sustins to 32 Knots are freduently exoerienced, maKins Korea a very cold country almost year round. Mainly Buddist vvitn 10 Protestant and 7 0atnolic cnurcnes in tne Pusan Area. Tne orisin of Ponans can oe traced oacK to tne Silla Dynasty lB057-AD036l. ln Ausust 1910 a treaty of Annexation was sisned oy Korea and daoan. For 35 years daoan aooointed only Generals and Admirals as Governors to rule Korea. ln 1 Q50 Tne 1st ROK Marine Division was relocated from tne DMZ to Ponans. Today Ponans is a oustlins loort city of 200,000 innaoitants. Korea is tne oarsain center of tne Far East. Downtown Pusan nas a larse International Snoooins Bazaa r vvitn oarsans includins snoes, sweaters, Jossins outfit suits, lorass ware, ard minK olankets. You can so oroKe sayins money snoooins in Korea. Tne currency is tne Won at 875 vvon to U. 8.31.00 Ayailaole to all ooints of tovvn via ous and train. S 46 l

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