Important Boundary Lines of the World

The geographical limits of political or legal jurisdictions, such as countries, customs territories, and sovereign states, are what are referred to as international boundaries. Delimitation of a boundary is the process that occurs during the formation of a border. Some international borders, like those within a free movement area like the European Union, have scant security or are completely unguarded in their entirety.

Other borders include the one between India and Pakistan as well as the one between North and South Korea.

The geographical limits of political or legal jurisdictions, such as countries, customs territories, and sovereign states, are referred to as international boundaries. Delimitation of boundaries refers to the process that occurs prior to the establishment of a border. Some international borders, such as those within a free movement area like the European Union, have scant security or are entirely unguarded. Other international borders, such as those between countries, are strictly enforced.

Others, such as the border between India and Pakistan or the border between North Korea and South Korea, may be heavily patrolled, and access may be controlled through designated crossings. 

What exactly is meant by the term “international border”

The territory that separates two sovereign states and is delineated by an international boundary is referred to as an international border. Within its own territory, the jurisdiction of a single government is exclusive to itself and is unaffected by that of neighbouring governments. As a consequence of this, the border serves as an indicator of the maximum extent to which a government has control over a given area of space.

Two nations, Canada and the United States, are split apart by the International Boundary, which holds the record for the longest international land boundary in the world. The extensive border also encompasses the shared border that Canada has with Alaska.

What exactly are “Boundary Lines” 

It is common practice to refer to the boundary line as the border between two countries (property areas). For example, the line of control (LOC) that separates India and Pakistan is the border between the two countries.

Limits imposed by politics

The concept of boundaries is quite complicated, despite the fact that they play a significant role in the modern world. There are many different kinds of boundaries, and geographers should be aware of all of them. Physical boundaries include things like mountain ranges and rivers, while cultural boundaries include things like linguistic zones. In any event, a boundary is a barrier of some kind that denotes the separation between two distinct regions. When most of us think of boundaries, we probably picture political boundaries (which are more commonly referred to as ‘borders’), and that is the kind of boundary that will be the primary focus of our discussion in this lesson. It is important to investigate political borders because they have a direct impact on the ways in which people live their lives. 

Conclusion

The manner in which both international and internal boundaries are established presents yet another contrast between the two types of boundaries. The people of a nation have the right to decide how each internal boundary should be established because all internal boundaries fall under the purview of the nation’s government.