United States and Canada

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:borderDisputes gptkb:Machias_Seal_Island
gptkb:Dixon_Entrance
gptkb:Akwesasne
gptkb:Beaver_Island
gptkb:Northwest_Angle
gptkb:Horseshoe_Reef
gptkbp:borders 8,891 kilometers
gptkbp:borderSecurityAgencies gptkb:U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
gptkb:Canada_Border_Services_Agency
gptkbp:demarcation gptkb:International_Boundary_Commission
gptkbp:documentType no visa required for short visits (as of 2024)
gptkbp:established 1783
gptkbp:features gptkb:Point_Roberts_exclave
gptkb:International_Peace_Garden
gptkb:Derby_Line–Stanstead_border_library
Northwest Angle exclave
no border fence along most of the border
border marked by obelisks and clearings
cross-border economic activity
joint law enforcement operations
paved road crossings
shared emergency response agreements
shared environmental management
shared indigenous communities
unmanned border crossings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States and Canada
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:longestInternationalBorder true
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Niagara_Falls
gptkb:Rainbow_Bridge
gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie_International_Bridge
gptkb:Ambassador_Bridge
gptkb:Detroit–Windsor_Tunnel
gptkb:Peace_Arch
gptkb:Blaine–Douglas_Border_Crossing
gptkb:Champlain–St._Bernard_de_Lacolle_Border_Crossing
gptkbp:numberOfBorderCrossings over 100
gptkbp:sharedWaterways gptkb:Lake_Champlain
gptkb:Saint_John_River
gptkb:St._Lawrence_River
gptkb:Great_Lakes
gptkb:Lake_of_the_Woods
gptkb:Niagara_River
gptkb:Houlton–Woodstock_Border_Crossing
gptkb:Rainy_River
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Jay_Treaty_(1794)
gptkb:Webster–Ashburton_Treaty_(1842)
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
gptkb:Oregon_Treaty_(1846)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Spiritual_Assemblies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6