North Korea Map Maker Shares Hidden Details of World's Most Secret Country

Jacob Bogle has spent the better part of 10 years locating, verifying and naming over 60,000 areas of North Korea; a colossal feat that earned him the attention of the pirates of Pyongyang.

North Korea keeps most details about what is happening in the country secret, which means that satellite imagery becomes invaluable in assessing major national developments (

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An expert who has spent nearly a decade compiling an exhaustive map of North Korea has shared a number of secrets about the rogue state.

Jacob Bogle named and verified 64,400 locations in the country to create a detailed map of the so-called Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The sites identified include areas that Kim Jong Un would prefer not to make public, such as ballistic missile bases and palaces.

Speaking to , Jacob said, "I've created the most comprehensive map of North Korea available to the general public.

"They wouldn't like to see a lot of this information made public.

"I centralized a place there where you can learn everything: the ballistic missile bases, where all the tunnels are, where the palaces are.

"I have a personal library of about 30,000 pages of material on every conceivable topic related to North Korea.

“There are nuclear sites, underground sites, archaeological sites. I think we do a disservice when we hide things behind walls.”

Jacob Bogle's job is to identify and verify areas of interest in North Korea (

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Aerial footage of one of the areas, a plot of land near the Pyongsan uranium plant, suggests the country may be dumping nuclear waste into the river, which in turn empties into the ocean.

Rivers carry water to farmland to grow crops that feed thousands of North Koreans.

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