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Borders Of Canada
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, ; (Informally referred as the 49th parallel north which makes up the boundary at parts. * 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; and a very small land-based border on the Little Green Islands. * To the north: The far northern situated areas of the Queen Elizabeth Islands extend well into the Arctic and form portions of the basis of historical Canadian sovereignty claims into the Arctic region. More recent Canadian claims (as of 2022) reportedly extend to a portion of the Russian Federation. See also * Geography of Canada * Arctic Council * Arctic cooperation and politics * Canada–United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Pierre And Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( ), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. An archipelago of eight islands, Saint Pierre Island, St. Pierre and Miquelon Island, Miquelon is a vestige of the once-vast territory of New France. Its residents are French citizens. The collectivity elects its own deputy to the National Assembly (France), National Assembly and participates in senatorial and presidential elections. It covers of land and had a population of 5,819 . Saint Pierre and Miquelon is an Overseas Countries and Territories, Overseas Country and Territory (OCT) of the European Union, although not an integral part of it. It is neither part of the Schengen Area, Schengen area, nor of the European customs territory. On the other hand, Saint Pierre and Miquelon is part of the Eurozone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada–France Maritime Boundary Case
The ''Canada–France Maritime Boundary Case'' was a dispute between Canada and France that was decided in 1992 by an Arbitration#Arbitration with sovereign governments, arbitral tribunal created by the parties to resolve the dispute. The decision established the extent of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Background In 1972, Canada and France signed a treaty that boundary delimitation, delimited the territorial maritime boundary between Canada and the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. However, the maritime boundaries beyond the territorial sea (including extent of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of both countries) continued to be disputed. The extent of each country's EEZ was significant because it would determine where the countries had an exclusive right to fish. Years of failed negotiations led Canada and France to agree in March 1989 to establish an ad hoc arbitral tribunal that would resolve the dispute. Arbitra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclusive Economic Zone Of Canada
The exclusive economic zone of Canada is the area of the sea in which Canada has special rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Canada's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is the 7th-largest in the world. It is unusual in that its EEZ, covering , is slightly smaller than its territorial waters. The latter generally extend only 12 nautical miles from the shore, but also include inland marine waters such as Hudson Bay—about across—the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and the internal waters of the Arctic archipelago. Geography Canada's EEZ is in the Pacific Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean, Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, Labrador Sea, Northwestern Passages, Gulf of St Lawrence, and the Atlantic Ocean. It borders with Alaska (US) to the west, Greenland to the east, and the United States to the south. The fishing grounds in Canada's Atlantic Ocean zone are called the "Grand Banks". They extend beyond i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Areas Disputed By Canada And The United States
Canada and the United States have one land dispute over Machias Seal Island (off the coast of Maine), and four other maritime disputes in the Arctic and Pacific. The two countries share the longest international border in the world and have a long history of disputes about the border's demarcation (see Canada–United States border). Current disputes * Machias Seal Island—about —and North Rock (Maine and New Brunswick), located in what is known as the "Grey Zone" (about in size), is occupied by a Canadian lighthouse but claimed by the United States and visited by U.S. tour boats. The area is patrolled by the Canadian and US Coast Guard, but only the Canadian Coast Guard occupies the lighthouse. The unresolved maritime boundary breaks into two elements: the sovereignty of the island and the location of the maritime boundary taking into account who is the rightful owner of the island. * Strait of Juan de Fuca (Washington state and British Columbia): At the mouth of the strait, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada–United States Relations
Canada and the United States have a long and complex relationship that has had a significant impact on Canada's history, economy, and culture. The two countries have long considered themselves among the "closest allies". They share the longest border () between any two nations in the world, and also have significant military interoperability. Both Americans and Canadians have historically ranked each other as one of their respective "favorite nations". Since the end of World War II, the economies and supply chains of both countries have grown to be fully integrated. In 2024 every day, around 400,000 people and $2.7 billion in goods and services cross the Canada–U.S. border. The close economic partnership has been facilitated by shared values and strong bilateral trade agreements. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its successor, the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), have played a pivotal role in fostering economic cooperation and integration be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctic Cooperation And Politics
Arctic cooperation and politics are partially coordinated via the Arctic Council, composed of the eight Arctic states: the United States, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Denmark with Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The dominant governmental power in Arctic policy resides within the executive offices, legislative bodies, and implementing agencies of the eight Arctic countries, and to a lesser extent other countries, such as United Kingdom, Germany, European Union and China. NGOs and academia play a large part in Arctic policy. Also important are intergovernmental bodies such as the United Nations (especially as relates to the Law of the Sea Treaty) and NATO. Though Arctic policy priorities differ, every Arctic state is concerned about sovereignty and defense, resource development, shipping routes, and environmental protection. Though several boundary and resource disputes in the Arctic remain unsolved, there is remarkable conformity of stated policy directive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctic Council
The Arctic Council is a high-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic region. At present, eight countries exercise sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle, and these constitute the member states of the council: Canada; Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Russia; Sweden; and the United States. Other countries or national groups can be admitted as observer states, while organizations representing the concerns of indigenous peoples can be admitted as indigenous permanent participants. History The first step towards the formation of the Council occurred in 1991 when the eight Arctic countries signed the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). The 1996 Ottawa Declaration established the Arctic Council as a forum for promoting cooperation, coordination, and interaction among the Arctic states, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Canada
Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. Greenland is to the northeast with a shared border on Hans Island. To the southeast Canada shares a Canada–France Maritime Boundary Case, maritime boundary with France's overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the last vestige of New France. By total area (including its waters), Canada is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area, second-largest country in the world, after Russia. By land area alone, however, Canada List of countries and outlying territories by land area, ranks fourth, the difference being due to it having the world's largest proportion of fresh water lakes. Of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada, thirteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders of Russia, land borders with fourteen countries. Russia is the List of European countries by population, most populous country in Europe and the List of countries and dependencies by population, ninth-most populous country in the world. It is a Urbanization by sovereign state, highly urbanised country, with sixteen of its urban areas having more than 1 million inhabitants. Moscow, the List of metropolitan areas in Europe, most populous metropolitan area in Europe, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, while Saint Petersburg is its second-largest city and Society and culture in Saint Petersburg, cultural centre. Human settlement on the territory of modern Russia dates back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth Islands
The Queen Elizabeth Islands () are the northernmost cluster of islands in Canada's Arctic Archipelago, split between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada. The Queen Elizabeth Islands contain approximately 14% of the global glacier and ice cap area (excluding the inland and shelf ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica). The southern islands are called the Parry Islands or Parry Archipelago. Geography The islands, together in area, were renamed as a group after Elizabeth II on her coronation as Monarchy of Canada, Queen of Canada in 1953. The islands cover an area approximately the shape of a right triangle, bounded by the Nares Strait on the east, Parry Channel on the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north and west. Most are uninhabited although the Natural Resources Canada's Climate Change Geoscience Program Earth Sciences Sector (ESS), has monitors on the islands. In 1969 Panarctic Oils, now part of Suncor Energy, began operating exploration Petroleum, oil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Island (Fortune), Newfoundland And Labrador
Green Island (in ) is a rocky island near the mouth of Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. It is located about west of the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland near Point May, and east of Saint Pierre Island in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Sovereignty In Article XIII of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), France acknowledged British ownership of and sovereignty over Newfoundland and its adjacent islands, of which Green Island is one. The Saint Pierre and Miquelon islands later on were ceded back to France by the 1763 Treaty of Paris and the British and French signatories of the 1783 Treaty of Versailles made it clear that the mid channel line between Newfoundland and Saint Pierre and Miquelon was to be the boundary line. Although the territorial location of the island remained legally unclear for a long time because it is nearer to Saint Pierre island than to Newfoundland but at the same time nearer to Newfoundland than to Little Miquelon, it eventually wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
