Borders of Canada

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The borders of Canada include:

• To the south and west: An international boundary with the United States, forming the longest shared border in the world, {{Convert|8893|km|abbr=on}};{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2096.html#ca |title=Field Listing: Land Boundaries |date=31 May 2007 |work=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004344/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2096.html |archive-date=2007-06-13 }} (Informally referred as the 49th parallel north which makes up the boundary at parts.{{cite web |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-canadian-border-established |url-access= |title=1846 U.S.-Canadian border established |author= |orig-date=June 15, 1846 |publisher=History.com |language=en-US |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= }})
• To the east: A maritime boundary with the Kingdom of Denmark, at the self-governing country of Greenland; and a smaller land-based border on divided Hans Island.
• To the southeast: A short maritime border with France, at the overseas islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon; and a very small land-based border on the Little Green Islands.{{cite book|url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/LIS-57.pdf|title=Limits in the Seas No. 57 {{pipe}} Territorial Sea Boundary: Canada - St.-Pierre and Miquelon|date=1974|publisher= U.S. Department of State}}
• To the north: The far northern situated areas of the Queen Elizabeth Islands extend well into the Arctic{{cite web |url=https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/international_relations-relations_internationales/arctic-arctique/index.aspx |url-access= |title=Canada and the Circumpolar Regions |author= |date=May 6, 2024 |department=Canada's partnerships and priorities by world region |website=www.international.gc.ca |agency=Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada |language=en-Ca |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= }} and form portions of the basis of historical Canadian sovereignty claims into the Arctic region.{{cite web |url=https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1562939617400/1562939658000 |url-access= |title=Arctic and Northern Policy Framework: Safety, security, and defence chapter |author= |date=September 10, 2019 |department= |website=www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca |publisher= |agency=Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada |language=en-Ca |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=May 14, 2024 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= }} More recent Canadian claims (as of 2022) reportedly extend to a portion of the Russian Federation.{{cite web |url=https://www.arctictoday.com/canada-extends-its-arctic-ocean-seabed-claim-all-the-the-way-to-russian-waters |url-access= |title=Canada extends its Arctic Ocean seabed claim all the way to Russian waters |last=Breum |first=Martin |date=December 21, 2022 |department= |website=www.artictoday.com |publisher=The Arctic Business Journal |arxiv= |asin= |bibcode= |doi= |doi-broken-date= |isbn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |lccn= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |osti= |pmc= |pmid= |rfc= |ssrn= |zbl= |id= |access-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= }}