Latvia–Estonia border

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The Latvia–Estonia border is the international boundary separating the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, running across both land and maritime areas in northeastern Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
borderControlStatus normally no systematic controls
borderLength_km 343
borderMarkerType numbered boundary stones
country1 Latvia
country2 Estonia
crossesRiver Gauja River
linked to: Gauja

Koiva River
Pedeli River
delimitedByTreaty Latvia–Estonia border treaty of 1920
demarcationCompleted early 1990s
establishedAsInternationalBorder 1918
governedByOrganization European Union
governedByRegime Schengen Area
hasBorderMarkers true
hasLandBoundary true
hasMaritimeBoundary true
hasRailCrossings true
hasRoadCrossings true
isSchengenInternalBorder true
landBoundaryLength_km 343
latitudeApprox 57–58 degrees north
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInRegion Baltic states
locatedInSubregion Northern Europe
majorRailCrossing Riga–Valga railway
majorRoadCrossing Via Baltica (European route E67)
maritimeBoundaryBody Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga
passesNearTwinTown Valka–Valga
passesThroughRegion_Estonia Pärnu County
Valga County
Võru County
passesThroughRegion_Latvia Latgale
Vidzeme
reconfirmedAfter dissolution of the Soviet Union
reconfirmedByTreaty Latvia–Estonia border agreement of 1994
schengenSince 2007
separatesLanguages Estonian
Latvian
separatesStates Republic of Estonia
linked to: Estonia

Republic of Latvia
linked to: Latvia
startsNearSettlement Ainaži
Ikla
wasInternalBorderOf Soviet Union
wasInternalBorderPeriod 1940–1991

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Irbe Strait borderFormsPartOf Latvia–Estonia border
Latvia–Estonia border delimitedByTreaty Latvia–Estonia border treaty of 1920
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
Latvia–Estonia border reconfirmedByTreaty Latvia–Estonia border agreement of 1994
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
Valga partOf Estonia–Latvia border region
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
Valga borderType Estonia–Latvia land border
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
Tartu–Valga railway crossesNear Estonia–Latvia border at Valga
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
Valga County locatedOn Estonian-Latvian border
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
Koidula railway station locatedNear Estonia–Latvia border
subject linked to: Koidula
linked to: Latvia–Estonia border
European route E67 crossesBorder Latvia–Estonia border