Borders

This page is mainly about international borders.

USA & Canada		49th Parallel
North & South Korea		38th Parallel
North & South Vietnam (established by the Geneva Convention, 1954)		17th Parallel

The Durand Line (agreed in 1893, named after the Foreign Secretary of British India at the time) now defines the border between		Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Khyber Pass links
Brenner Pass (summit 4,501 feet), and the rail tunnel of the same name that runs under it, connect		Austria and Italy
The world's longest maritime boundary is 1,676 miles long and separates Canada from		Denmark (Greenland)
The Yalu and Tumen rivers form the border between		China and North Korea
Mont Blanc road tunnel (from near Chamonix to near Courmayeur) connects		France and Italy
The Frejus tunnels (road and rail) connect
The Radcliffe Line was published in 1947 to demarcate		India and Pakistan
The Simplon Pass, and the rail tunnel of the same name that runs under it, connect		Switzerland and Italy

Imaginary line, seen during the Civil War as separating the slave states from the north			Mason–Dixon line
The above line was originally drawn up (between 1763 and 1767) to settle a border dispute between	In the north		Pennsylvania
	In the south		Maryland

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