Borders are generally defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and o
Johor–Singapore Causeway & Johor Bahru skyline. This causeway across the Strait of Johor is among the world's busiest border crossings.
Konrad Schumann, an East German border guard, fleeing East Germany towards West Germany in 1962
A photograph of the France–Italy border at night. The southwestern end of the Alps separates the two countries.
The purpose of the Great Wall of China was to stop people and militaries from crossing the northern border of China. Today it is a relic border.
There are two international borders between Canada and the United States: Canada's border with the northern tier of the contiguous United States to its south, and with the U.S. state of Alaska to its
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…political boundaries are often found around the states that developed out of colonial holdings, such as in North America, Africa and the Middle East. The Canada–United States border follows the 49th parallel for roughly 2,175 miles (3,500 km) from Lake of the Woods (Ontario and Minnesota) west to the Pacific Ocean. A generalization…
The Peace Arch at the border between Surrey, British Columbia, and Blaine, Washington
Signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814, which ended the War of 1812 and returned the border to its pre-war state. Subsequent agreed treaties saw the border demilitarized and most boundary disputes resolved.
An International Boundary Commission reference monument at the Pigeon River
Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing at the Alaska–Yukon border, closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A sign beside the gate alerts travelers that the border is also a boundary between time zones.