SKOREA-NKOREA-ISLAND

In this picture taken on October 28, 2022, a soldier prepares to lock up an access door to a beach after finishing their patrol along the shore at sunset, at Baekryeong Island, located two kilometres from the de facto maritime border and just 14 kilometres from the North Korean mainland. - Far closer to the North Korean mainland than it is to the South, Baekryeong is a fortress: tanks are parked at the sides of roads, there are guard posts on every hill, and the picturesque beaches are covered in "dragon's teeth" fortifications to deter invasion. - TO GO WITH: SKorea-NKorea-island (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH: SKorea-NKorea-island (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)