Saturday, March 3, 2012

Country Boundary Lines


Country boundary lines are very interesting topic to me. Among them, there are 11 boundary lines which are very important. The story of setting these lines are also interesting. I won't get to that today, but let's have some general knowledge about these 11 important boundary lines.
 
Radcliffe line:
Line among Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. It was named after named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

Radcliffe Line




Durand line:
It is a international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and it is about 2,640 kilometers (1,640 mi) long.

Durand Line

Green line:
It was established between Israel and its neighbour : Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.

Green Line


Mac Mohan line: 
Line between India and china which was determined by sir Mac Mohan.

Mac Mohan Line

Blue line:
Boundary determination line between Lebanon and Israel.

Blue Line

Purple line:
Demarcation line between Israel and Syria on Golan Heights.

Purple Line

Line of Demarcation:
International border between Portugal and Spain.


line of demarcation



Line of control:
It is a border line between India and Pakistan. It is that line which divides kashmir between them.


Line of Control



Line of actual control:
Border line between India and China.

Line of Actual Control



Northern Limit Line:
This line is the demarcation line in the yellow sea between South Korea and North Korea.

Northern Limit Line

Sonora line: 
This is the demarcation line between USA (United States of America) and Mexico.

Sonora Line


These are very important boundary lines because of their geographical position. There had been many wars in most of these boundary lines. Every boundary line has lots of story of its own. I will post more about these boundary lines in future posts.

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