The Bizarre Borders of the US and Canada


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Much of the border between the United States and Canada consists of the 49° north parallel line of latitude. But, due to the practical considerations of border demarcation during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, the border between these two nations is actually ragged and inconsistent.  C.G.P. Grey shows us some of the geographical oddities that formed as a result.

-via Daily of the Day


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