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