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The province of Ontario shares its border (west to east) with the U.S. states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The largest provincial international border, most of the border is a water boundary. It begins at the north-westernmost point of Minnesota's Northwest Angle ( 49°23′N 95°09′W ).
This article includes lists of border crossings, ordered from west to east (north to south for Alaska crossings), along the Canada–United States border. Each port of entry (POE) in the tables below links to an article about that crossing. On the U.S. side, each crossing has a three-letter Port of Entry code.
Machias Seal Island —about 8.1 ha (20 acres)—and North Rock ( Maine and New Brunswick ), located in what is known as the "Grey Zone" (about 717 km 2 (277 sq mi) in size), [2] is occupied by a Canadian lighthouse but claimed by the United States and visited by U.S. tour boats. The area is patrolled by the Canadian and US Coast Guard, but ...
The new policy says that asylum seekers without U.S. or Canadian citizenship who are caught within 14 days of crossing anywhere along the 3,145-mile border will be sent back. That includes people ...
A deal Canada struck this year to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. was, at first glance, a quick success: Within days, the number of people caught at unofficial crossings ...
Canada–United States relations. Canada's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its history, economy, and culture. [ 1] The two countries consider themselves among the "closest [of] allies". [ 2] They share the longest border (8,891 km (5,525 mi)) between any two nations in the world, [ 3] and ...
The Peace Arch, dedicated in 1921, commemorates the Treaty of Ghent and the Rush-Bagot agreement ending the War of 1812, which "provided for peaceful resolution of U.S.—British disputes and an unguarded U.S./Canadian border." The United States side was established as a state park in 1931. [3] The Canadian side was established as a provincial ...
The international border between Canada and the United States, with Yukon on one side and Alaska on the other, circa 1900-1923. The borders of Canada include: . To the south and west: An international boundary with the United States, forming the longest shared border in the world, 8,893 km (5,526 mi); (Informally referred as the 49th parallel north which makes up the boundary at parts.