Canada–United States border
E131553
The Canada–United States border is the world’s longest international land boundary, separating Canada and the United States across diverse terrains from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
All labels observed (30)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ political boundary ⓘ |
| country1 | Canada ⓘ |
| country2 |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demarcatedBy |
boundary markers
ⓘ
survey monuments ⓘ |
| establishedBy | various historical treaties ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
ⓘ
surface form:
Canada–United States treaties
|
| hasApproximateLength |
5525 miles
ⓘ
8891 km ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossings |
bridge crossings
ⓘ
ferry crossings ⓘ land ports of entry ⓘ rail crossings ⓘ |
| hasDisputedSections | some maritime areas ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
49th parallel north section
ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes section
Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River section
|
| historicalTreaty |
Jay Treaty
ⓘ
Oregon Treaty of 1846 ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon Treaty
Convention of 1818 ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of 1818
Treaty of Paris (1783) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Paris 1783
Webster–Ashburton Treaty ⓘ |
| includesMaritimeBoundary | yes ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Canada–United States border
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska–Canada border
border between contiguous United States and Canada ⓘ |
| isDemilitarized | largely ⓘ |
| isHeavilyTrafficked | true ⓘ |
| isLongestInternationalLandBoundary | true ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Canada Border Services Agency
ⓘ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ |
| overseenBy | International Boundary Commission ⓘ |
| partlyDefinedByParallel | 49th parallel north ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
forests
ⓘ
lakes ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ prairies ⓘ rivers ⓘ rural areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| separates |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedFor |
tourism
ⓘ
trade ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (228)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
subject surface form:
Cardston
this entity surface form:
United States border
Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC
→
crossesInternationalBorder
→
Canada–United States border
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
Canadian border
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
British Columbia–Washington border
this entity surface form:
United States border
subject surface form:
Pacific Crest Trail
this entity surface form:
U.S.–Canada border
subject surface form:
Warroad, Minnesota
this entity surface form:
Canada–United States border region on Lake Erie
this entity surface form:
Canadian border
subject surface form:
American side of Niagara Falls
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
Minnesota–Canada border
this entity surface form:
Canada–United States border crossings
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border
this entity surface form:
United States–Canada border (St. Lawrence River area)