Definitions_of_Canadian_borders
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, 8,893 km (5,526 mi);[2] (Informally referred as the 49th parallel north which makes up the boundary at parts.[3]
- 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.
- To the north: The far northern situated areas of the Queen Elizabeth Islands extend well into the Arctic[4] and form portions of the basis of historical Canadian sovereignty claims into the Arctic region.[5] More recent Canadian claims (as of 2022) reportedly extend to a portion of the Russian Federation.[6]
