Alaska–British Columbia border
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The Alaska–British Columbia border is the international boundary separating the U.S. state of Alaska from the Canadian province of British Columbia along the Pacific Northwest coast and adjacent inland regions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alaska–British Columbia maritime boundary | 1 |
| British Columbia–Alaska border | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international border
ⓘ
land border ⓘ |
| adjacentToBodyOfWater |
Clarence Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixon Entrance NERFINISHED ⓘ Hecate Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Portland Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderLengthApproxKm | 1540 ⓘ |
| borderLengthApproxMiles | 957 ⓘ |
| colonialPowerInvolved |
Russian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country1 | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country2 | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfKeyTreaty | 1825 ⓘ |
| dateOfKeyTribunalDecision | 1903 ⓘ |
| definedByTreaty |
Alaska Boundary Settlement (1903)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision (1903) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1825) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputeParties |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsFeature |
Pacific coast of North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountain ranges of the Coast Mountains ⓘ |
| governedByAgencyCanada | Canada Border Services Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByAgencyUS | U.S. Customs and Border Protection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
Fraser–Skagway border crossing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Gold Creek–Poker Creek border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleasant Camp–Dalton Cache border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart–Hyder border crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDispute | Alaska boundary dispute ⓘ |
| languageOfTreatyNegotiation |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Misty Fjords National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ Stikine River Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongass National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canada–United States border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMountainSystem | Coast Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNearCity |
Hyder, Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prince Rupert, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatesCanadianProvince | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatesUSState | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType |
coastal fjords
ⓘ
glaciated regions ⓘ mountainous ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Columbia–Alaska border
this entity surface form:
Alaska–British Columbia maritime boundary