Important Lines and Boundaries

• 16th Parallel North – Angola and Namibia
• 17th Parallel N – North Vietnam and South Vietnam before they were united.
• 20th Parallel N – Libya and Sudan
• 22nd Parallel N – Egypt and Sudan
• 24th Parallel N – India and Pakistan. Claimed by Pakistan but not recognized by India.
• 25th Parallel N- Mauritania and Mali
• 26th Parallel N – Western Sahara and Mauritania
• 31st Parallel N- Iran and Iraq
• 38th Parallel N – latitude separating North Korea and South Korea
• 49th Parallel N / Medicine Line- USA and Canada
• Blue Line- Israel and Lebanon
• Durand Line- Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
• Hindenburg Line- Germany and Poland
• Line of Control- dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan
• Line of Actual Control- India and China on the Northern border
• Maginot Line- France and Germany
• Mannerheim Line- Russia and Finland
• McMahon Line– India and Tibet/ China
• Oder-Neisse Line- Germany and Poland
• Purple Line- Israel and Syria
• Radcliffe Line- India and Pakistan (It includes Bangladesh Line)
• Siegfried Line- Germany and France

• India and Pakistan- 

  also known as the International Border (IB). India shares Important Lines and Boundaries border with different provinces of Pakistan and is known by different names.

1. Line of Control – India controlled Kashmir- Pakistan controlled Kashmir
2. Wagah- Punjab state of India and the Punjab province of Pakistan
3. Zero Point- Gujarat, Rajasthan and Sindh province of Pakistan

• Palk Strait- 

• Water body separating India and Sri Lanka

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