Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903

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The Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 was an international arbitration panel that settled the long-disputed border between Alaska and Canada, particularly clarifying territorial claims along the Pacific coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ad hoc international court
boundary commission
international arbitration tribunal
alsoKnownAs Alaska Boundary Commission of 1903
appliesTo Alaska Panhandle
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska

Alaska–Canada border
Lynn Canal region
linked to: Lynn Canal

Pacific coastal boundary between Alaska and British Columbia
Portland Canal region
linked to: Portland Canal
archive records held in United States and British government archives
chairperson Lord Alverstone
countryInvolved Canada
United Kingdom
United States
decisionDate 1903-10-20
disputeType maritime and land boundary delimitation
territorial dispute
endTime 1903
followedBy on-the-ground boundary surveys and demarcation
hasBritishMember A. B. Aylesworth
Lord Alverstone
Sir Louis Jetté
hasMemberFrom Canada
United Kingdom
United States
hasPurpose to clarify territorial claims along the Pacific coast
to settle the Alaska–Canada boundary dispute
hasUSMember Elihu Root
George Turner
Henry Cabot Lodge
historicalContext followed the Klondike Gold Rush and increased interest in access routes to the Yukon
language English
legalBasis Anglo-American Convention of 1903
Anglo-Russian Treaty of 1825 (as interpreted)
Treaty of Cession of Alaska 1867
location London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
memberCount 6
outcomeForCanada Canada did not receive direct access to deepwater ports on Lynn Canal
outcomeForUnitedStates United States retained control of key coastal inlets and ports
predecessor bilateral negotiations between United States and United Kingdom on Alaska boundary
represents interests of Canada in the Alaska boundary dispute
interests of the British Empire in the Alaska boundary dispute
interests of the United States in the Alaska boundary dispute
result confirmed most United States claims to the Alaska Panhandle
established the general line of the Alaska–Canada boundary along the coast
left some detailed boundary demarcation to later surveys
significance major episode in Canada–United States border history
source of political controversy in Canada over perceived British betrayal
startTime 1903

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Dixon Entrance boundaryDefinedBy Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska–British Columbia border definedByTreaty Alaska Boundary Settlement (1903)
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska–British Columbia border definedByTreaty Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision (1903)
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 alsoKnownAs Alaska Boundary Commission of 1903
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska–Yukon border definedBy Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision (1903)
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903