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| Subject | International borders and demarcation lines |
|---|---|
| Scope | Global |
| Relevance | Geopolitics, World History |
International Boundary Lines are named demarcation lines agreed upon (or disputed) between nations. These lines have historical, military, and diplomatic significance.
List of Named Boundary Lines
| Name | Between | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 17th Parallel | North Vietnam and South Vietnam | Divided erstwhile Vietnam; demarcated by the 1954 Geneva Accords; became irrelevant after Vietnam's unification in 1976 |
| 20th Parallel | Libya and Sudan | Located at the 20th northern latitude |
| 22nd Parallel | Egypt and Sudan | Marks a major portion of the Sudan–Egypt border |
| 25th Parallel | Mauritania and Mali | Northernmost section of the Mali–Mauritania border |
| 31st Parallel | Iran and Iraq | Also demarcates the border between US states of Louisiana and Mississippi |
| 38th Parallel | North Korea and South Korea | Central part of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) |
| 49th Parallel | USA and Canada | Demarcated by the Anglo-American Convention of 1818 and Oregon Treaty of 1846 |
| Durand Line | Pakistan and Afghanistan | Delimited by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1893; Pakistan recognises it, Afghanistan does not |
| Hindenburg Line | Poland and Germany | German defensive line in WWI; rendered irrelevant by the Treaty of Versailles (1919) |
| McMahon Line | China and India | Drawn by Sir Henry McMahon in 1914; China disputes it; de facto India–China border |
| Maginot Line | Germany and France | French defensive line before WWII; bypassed by Germany's invasion |
| Mannerheim Line | Russia and Finland | Finland's defensive line against the Soviet Union in WWII |
| Oder–Neisse line | Poland and Germany | Runs along the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers; recognised by unified Germany in 1990 |
| Radcliffe Line | India and Pakistan | Demarcated by Sir Cyril Radcliffe during the 1947 Partition of India |
| Siegfried Line | France and Germany | Extension of the Hindenburg Line; built in 1930s |
| Blue Line | Lebanon and Israel | Published by the UN on 7 June 2000 to confirm Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon |
| Green Line (Cyprus) | Republic of Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus | A demilitarized UN buffer zone established in 1964; extended after 1974 ceasefire |
| Green Line (Israel) | Israel and Arab Countries | Set out by the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria |