British Columbia–Northwest Territories border

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The British Columbia–Northwest Territories border is the interprovincial and territorial boundary in northwestern Canada separating the province of British Columbia from the Northwest Territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internationally recognized internal boundary
interprovincial and territorial boundary
coordinateSystem geodetic coordinates
country Canada
crossesRegion Mackenzie Mountains
northern Interior of British Columbia
southwestern Northwest Territories
definedBy Canadian federal legislation
surveys based on lines of latitude and longitude
establishedInPeriod 20th century
followsMeridian 120th meridian west
followsParallel 60th parallel north
governedBy Canadian constitutional law
hasAdjacentJurisdiction Government of British Columbia
Government of the Northwest Territories
hasBorderingEntity Province of British Columbia
linked to: British Columbia

Territory of the Northwest Territories
hasClimateZonesAlong boreal climate
subarctic climate
hasDirection east–west
north–south
hasLegalStatus recognized by the Constitution of Canada
hasNeighboringBorder Alberta–British Columbia border
Alberta–Northwest Territories border
British Columbia–Yukon border
isInternalTo Canada
language English
locatedIn northwestern Canada
locatedOnContinent North America
mapFeatureType political boundary
meetsAtPoint Alberta–British Columbia–Northwest Territories tripoint
Yukon–British Columbia–Northwest Territories tripoint
notInternationalBoundaryWith United States
partOf Western Canada
internal borders of Canada
passesThrough remote wilderness areas
sparsely populated areas
regionTypeOnOneSide province
regionTypeOnOtherSide territory
separates British Columbia
Northwest Territories
usedFor administrative division
jurisdictional delimitation

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Liard River crosses British Columbia–Northwest Territories border
Yukon–British Columbia border hasHistoricalOrigin North-West Territories–British Columbia boundary
linked to: British Columbia–Northwest Territories border
Yukon–British Columbia border adjacentTo Northwest Territories–Yukon border (at eastern end)
linked to: British Columbia–Northwest Territories border
British Columbia–Alberta border meets British Columbia–Northwest Territories border