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The 49th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 49° north of Earth's equator. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. The city of Paris is about 15 km (9 mi) south of the 49th parallel and is the largest city between the 48th and 49th parallels.
28 Μαΐ 2019 · The 49th Parallel is the longest undefended border in the world. The 5,525-mile-long border between Canada and the United States of America is the longest undefended international boundary in the world, but how did it come to be?
30 Μαρ 2020 · Between melting pot and mosaic, as it were. But for the majority of Canadians, the 49th parallel is a northern border. Most of our population lives well below it, would have to drive north to reach it. Only three provincial capitals sit above it.
The significance of the "49th parallel" of latitude in this map highlights the boundary of the USA and Canada. (Source: Wikimedia Commons.) Another historic and strategic parallel, the 38th parallel North demarcates the boundary between North and South Korea (also known as the DMZ- Demilitarized Zone).
Join us on a journey as we delve into the intriguing history and significance of the 49th parallel, the border that separates the United States and Canada.
12 Μαρ 2008 · Forty-ninth Parallel. The section from Lake of the Woods to the summit of the Rocky Mts was agreed to in the Convention of 1818, and that from the Rockies to the Strait of Georgia in the Oregon Treaty of 1846.
From east to west, the 49 th Parallel boundary begins in the waters of the Lake of the Woods, in Minnesota, three miles off Buffalo Point. This is where the line from the Northwest Angle comes due south, for 26 miles, and hits the 49 th, forming a right angle. modified Google Earth image.