Important International Boundary Lines of the World

Important International Boundary Lines of the World

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Boundary LineSeparatesImportant Facts / Exam Points
Maginot LineFrance – GermanyFortification built by France after World War I; bypassed by Germany during World War II.
Mannerheim LineFinland – RussiaFinnish defensive line against the Soviet Union during the Winter War (1939–40).
McMahon LineIndia – ChinaDrawn in 1914 at the Shimla Convention; China does not recognize it. Forms most of Arunachal Pradesh’s boundary with Tibet (China).
Durand LinePakistan – AfghanistanDrawn in 1893 by Sir Mortimer Durand; Afghanistan has never officially accepted it as a permanent international border.
Radcliffe LineIndia – PakistanDrawn by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947 during the Partition of India.
38th ParallelNorth Korea – South KoreaApproximate division of the Korean Peninsula after World War II. The DMZ lies close to this line.
49th ParallelUnited States – CanadaForms most of the international boundary between the USA and Canada.
Hindenburg LineGermany (WWI defensive line)Not an international boundary; a German defensive line during World War I. Often confused as a boundary line in older GK books.
Line of Control (LoC)India – Pakistan (Jammu & Kashmir)Military control line established after the 1972 Simla Agreement; not an international boundary.
Line of Actual Control (LAC)India – ChinaDe facto border between India and China; not mutually agreed upon.
International Border (IB)India – PakistanOfficially recognized international boundary (except Jammu & Kashmir).
Siegfried LineGermany – FranceGerman defensive fortification opposite the French Maginot Line.
Oder–Neisse LineGermany – PolandEstablished after World War II; present international boundary.
Green LineIsrael and the West Bank / GazaArmistice line established after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Blue LineIsrael – LebanonBoundary identified by the United Nations in 2000.
Purple LineIsrael – Syria (Golan Heights)Ceasefire line after the 1967 Six-Day War.
17th ParallelNorth Vietnam – South Vietnam (historical)Temporary military demarcation established by the Geneva Accords (1954).
22nd ParallelEgypt – SudanInternational boundary; includes the disputed Hala’ib Triangle.

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