The Canada-US Border Is The Longest International Border In The World. Here It Is Over Europe – Brilliant Maps

The
map
above
shows
how
long
the
border
between
Canada
and
the
US
is
when
compared
to
Europe
at
the
same
latitude.

But
as
the
original
map
author
states:
“The
line
shown
here
is
only
about
72%
of
the
US-Canada
border,
and
is
shorter
than
the
Russia-Kazakhstan
border.
The
other
28%
in

Alaska
makes
the
US-Canada
border
the
longest
in
the
world.”

In
total
the
border
measures

8,891
km
(5,525
mi),
of
which

6,416
km
(3,987
mi)
is
between
the
contiguous
48
states
and
Canada,
and

2,475
km
(1,538
mi)
between
Alaska
and
British
Columbia
and
the
Yukon.

Here
are
some
more
facts
about
the
border
along
with
a
few
more
maps:

1. 
   13
   out
   of
   50
   US
   states
   have
   a
   border
   with
   Canada,
   while
   
   8
   out
   of
   13
   Canadian
   provinces
   and
   territories
   have
   a
   border
   with
   the
   US.
2. Ontario
   has
   the
   longest
   border
   at
   2,727
   km
   (1,682
   mi),
   followed
   by
   Alaska
   at
   2,475
   km
   (1,538
   mi)
   and
   British
   Colombia
   at
   2,168
   km
   (1,347
   mi).
3. US
   Customs
   maintains
   pre-clearance
   facilities
   at
   
   nine
   Canadian
   airports
   with
   nonstop
   air
   service
   to
   the
   United
   States
   from
   8
   cities:
   Calgary,
   Edmonton,
   Halifax,
   Montreal,
   Ottawa
   ,
   Toronto,
   Vancouver
   and
   Winnipeg.
   These
   allow
   flights
   originating
   in
   Canada
   to
   land
   at
   a
   U.S.
   airport
   without
   being
   processed
   as
   an
   international
   arrival.
   Canada
   does
   not
   maintain
   equivalent
   personnel
   at
   U.S.
   airports
   due
   to
   the
   limited
   number
   of
   Canada-bound
   flights
   from
   U.S.
   locations.
4. The
   Canada–U.S.
   border
   has
   
   six
   airports
   and
   eleven
   seaplane
   bases
   whose
   runways
   straddle
   the
   borderline.
   Such
   airports
   were
   built
   before
   the
   U.S.
   entry
   into
   World
   War
   II
   as
   a
   way
   to
   legally
   transfer
   U.S.-built
   aircraft,
   such
   as
   the
   Lockheed
   Hudson,
   to
   Canada
   under
   the
   provisions
   of
   the
   Lend-Lease
   Act.
5. There
   are
   
   119
   legal
   land
   border
   crossings
   between
   the
   United
   States
   and
   Canada,
   26
   of
   which
   take
   place
   at
   a
   bridge
   or
   tunnel.
   You
   can
   see
   the
   
   full
   list
   here.
6. 
   2
   of
   the
   119
   crossings
   are
   one-way:
   the
   Churubusco–Franklin
   Centre
   Border
   Crossing,
   where
   travelers
   may
   enter
   only
   the
   United
   States;
   and
   the
   Four
   Falls
   Border
   Crossing,
   where
   travelers
   may
   enter
   only
   Canada.
7. 
   Six
   roads
   have
   unstaffed
   road
   crossings,
   and
   do
   not
   have
   border
   inspection
   services
   in
   one
   or
   both
   directions,
   where
   travelers
   are
   legally
   allowed
   to
   cross
   the
   border.
8. There
   are
   
   39
   railroads
   that
   cross
   the
   U.S.–Canada
   border,
   nine
   of
   which
   are
   no
   longer
   in
   use.
   Eleven
   of
   these
   railroads
   cross
   the
   border
   at
   a
   bridge
   or
   tunnel.
9. There
   are
   
   13
   international
   ferry
   crossings
   operating
   between
   the
   U.S.
   and
   Canada.
   Two
   of
   them
   carry
   passengers
   only
   and
   one
   carries
   only
   rail
   cars.
10. There
    are
    at
    least
    
    7
    different
    places
    where
    buildings
    are
    built
    directly
    on
    the
    border
    (more
    on
    those
    below).
11. Each
    country
    also
    has
    practical
    exclaves
    in
    each
    other
    (more
    on
    those
    below)
12. And
    while
    the
    vast
    majority
    of
    border
    has
    been
    established
    for
    centuries,
    there
    remain
    a
    few
    disputes
    (more
    on
    those
    below).

Cross-Border
Buildings

1. The
   Haskell
   Free
   Library
   and
   Opera
   House
   straddles
   the
   border
   in
   Derby
   Line,
   Vermont,
   and
   Stanstead,
   Quebec.
2. Private
   homes
   divided
   by
   the
   boundary
   line
   between
   Estcourt
   Station,
   Maine,
   and
   Pohénégamook,
   Quebec.
3. Private
   homes
   divided
   between
   Beebe
   Plain,
   Quebec,
   and
   Beebe
   Plain,
   Vermont
   (also
   the
   only
   place
   where
   the
   border
   lies
   in
   the
   middle
   of
   a
   street).
4. A
   seasonal
   home
   divided
   at
   the
   intersection
   of
   Matthias
   Lane
   in
   Alburgh,
   Vermont,
   and
   Chemin
   au
   Bord
   de
   l’Eau
   in
   Noyan,
   Quebec.
5. A
   house
   divided
   between
   Richford,
   Vermont,
   and
   Abercorn,
   Quebec.
6. The
   Halfway
   House
   (also
   known
   as
   Taillon’s
   International
   
   Hotel)
   is
   a
   tavern,
   built-in
   1820
   before
   the
   border
   was
   surveyed,
   that
   straddles
   the
   border
   between
   Dundee,
   Quebec,
   and
   Fort
   Covington,
   New
   York.
7. The
   Aroostook
   Valley
   Country
   Club
   lies
   on
   The
   Maine–New
   Brunswick
   border.

Practical
Exclaves

These
are
bits
of
each
country
where
there
is
no
practical
land
route
to
it,
without
crossing
into
the
other
country’s
territory.

Practical
exclaves
of
Canada

• The
  western
  portion
  of
  the
  Akwesasne
  reserve
  in
  Quebec
• Campobello
  Island,
  New
  Brunswick
• Premier,
  British
  Columbia,
  is
  an
  abandoned
  mining
  site
  accessible
  only
  through
  Hyder,
  Alaska.

Practical
exclaves
of
the
United
States

• While
  Alaska
  is
  by
  far
  the
  biggest
  state
  by
  land
  area
  (more
  than
  2X
  the
  size
  of
  Texas)
  it
  is
  technically
  a
  US
  exclave.
• Hyder,
  Alaska
• Haines
  and
  Skagway,
  Alaska
• Point
  Roberts,
  Washington
• Elm
  Point,
  Minnesota
• Alburgh
  Tongue,
  and
  Province
  Point,
  Vermont

Remaining
Boundary
Disputes

More
Canada
US
Border
Maps

US
Counties
on
the
Canada-US
border
(Green
=
land
border,
and
Blue
=
Water
Border).

Longest
Canada-US
Border
By
US
State

Longest
Canada-US
Border
By
Canadian
Province

This
means
only
Nova
Scotia,
Prince
Edward
Island,
Newfoundland
&
Labrador,
The
Northwest
Territories
and
Nunavut
are
the
only
5
Canadian
provinces
and
territories
without
a
US
border.

What
do
you
think?

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Author: Brilliant Maps