Sunday, 26 February 2017

Important International Boundary Lines

  • Radcliffe Line ‐ The boundary line between India and Pakistan drawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947.
  • Durand Line ‐ Boundary line between India and Afghanistan demarcated by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1896 . Presently it is between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • McMahon Line ‐ The boundary line between India and China to which China does not approve. It was demarcated by Sir Henry McMahon.
  • 20th Parallel ‐ The line which Pakistan claims should be the Demarcation line between India and Pakistan, not accepted by India.
  • 24th Parallel ‐ The boundary line between India and Myanmar.
  • Hindenberg Line ‐ Boundary line between Germany and Poland to which German retreated in 1917 during the First World War.
  • Oder‐Neisse Line ‐ The boundary line between East Germany and Poland.
  • 17th Parallel ‐The line which defines the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united.
  • 38th Parallel ‐ The boundary line between North Korea and South Korea.
  • 49th Parallel ‐ It is the boundary line between United States of America and Canada.

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