Pennsylvania border
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The Pennsylvania border is the state boundary line separating Pennsylvania from its neighboring states, including West Virginia near Wheeling.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political boundary
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Appalachian region
ⓘ
Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mid-Atlantic region ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | defined using latitude and longitude ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate highways ⓘ Monongahela River NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ Susquehanna River NERFINISHED ⓘ local roads ⓘ railway lines ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
adjacent states ⓘ |
| hasEasternNeighbor | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDispute | border disputes with Maryland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSurvey | Mason–Dixon survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLengthApprox |
around 550 miles
ⓘ
around 880 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNorthernNeighbor | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoutheasternNeighbor | Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSouthernNeighbor | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSouthwesternNeighbor | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWesternNeighbor | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized state boundary of the United States ⓘ |
| near | Wheeling, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| northernTerminusAt | Lake Erie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyDefinedBy |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Erie shoreline ⓘ Mason–Dixon Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Pennsylvania from Delaware
ⓘ
Pennsylvania from Maryland ⓘ Pennsylvania from New Jersey ⓘ Pennsylvania from New York ⓘ Pennsylvania from Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania from West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
jurisdictional delimitation
ⓘ
law enforcement jurisdiction ⓘ taxation jurisdiction ⓘ |
| westernTerminusNear | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.