Maine–New Hampshire border

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internationally recognized internal boundary state border

The Maine–New Hampshire border is the state boundary in the northeastern United States separating Maine and New Hampshire, much of it following the course of the Piscataqua River and other natural and surveyed lines.

Aliases (1)

New Hampshire border ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	internationally recognized internal boundary → state border →
adjacentTo	Atlantic Ocean →
borderOf	Rockingham County, New Hampshire → Strafford County, New Hampshire → York County, Maine →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Interstate 95 → Memorial Bridge → Piscataqua River Bridge → Sarah Mildred Long Bridge → U.S. Route 1 → U.S. Route 2 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 302 →
demarcates	eastern boundary of New Hampshire → southwestern boundary of Maine →
establishedBy	colonial-era charters →
follows	Piscataqua River → natural features → surveyed lines →
governedBy	Maine state law → New Hampshire state law →
hasComponent	land boundary → maritime boundary → river boundary →
hasDispute	Maine–New Hampshire maritime boundary dispute →
hasHistoricalContext	colonial boundary between Province of Maine and Province of New Hampshire →
laterDefinedBy	federal court decisions → interstate compacts →
legalStatus	state boundary recognized by U.S. federal law →
locatedIn	New England → northeastern United States →
mapFeatureClass	political boundary →
near	White Mountains region →
orientation	roughly north–south →
partlyDefinedBy	Atlantic Ocean coastline → Piscataqua River → Salmon Falls River →
passesNear	Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED → Portsmouth, New Hampshire →
separates	Maine → New Hampshire →
subjectTo	U.S. Supreme Court jurisdiction in boundary disputes →
usedFor	jurisdictional division → law enforcement jurisdiction → taxation jurisdiction →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maine State Route 26 ("New Hampshire border") →	connectsTo
New Hampshire state line at Gilead, Maine →	partOf