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The Seventeenth Parallel Globe Line in Indochina Truce
Washington reports on the 17th parallel as the new geographic reference in Indochina truce terms. The line splits Nam at the 17 degree north latitude while the river Bou Hai forms the practical boundary for Viet Nam’s north and south zones. The article traces the parallel’s historical significance and global passages, noting its resemblance to the 48th parallel in Korea and its potential impact on Viet Nam’s political reconfiguration under a French-supported government.
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Indochina
Utth
Bou Hai
Laos
Miet Nam
National Geographic Society
Magellan
Vasco da Gama
South China Sea
Luzon
Philippines
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Guam
Wake
Pearl Harbor
Mexico
Acapulco
Guatemala
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Dominican Republic
Virgin Islands
Columbus
Amert
Vespucci
Cape+ Verde
Frenchye West Pl
Satara
Timbuktu
Mungo’ Park
Niger River
Ethiopia
Red’ Sea
Saudi Arabia
Arabian Sea
Ladin
Bombay
Hyderabad
Co¢anada
Bay of Hengal
Buena
Rangoon
Thailand
North Korea
Republic of South Korea
Reds
Viet Nam
Tonkin
Annam
Cochin
China
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