2. Radcliffe Line – India & Pakistan
• Cyril Radcliffe – Lawyer from England
• 17th August 1947
• It includes present-day India,
Bangladesh, and Pakistan
3. McMahon Line – India & China
• Sir Henry McMahon
• China does not approve
4. Palk Strait – India & Srilanka
• Water body separating India from China
• Palk Strait is a natural bridge formed by
limestone shoals
5. Durand Line – Pakistan & Afghanistan
• Sir Mortimer Durand
• 1896
6. 49th Parallel – USA & Canada
• It is located 49
degrees north of the
equator.
• Demarcated after the
Anglo-American
Convention of 1818
and the Oregon Treaty
of 1846, it forms the
international border
between northern
USA(Excluding Alaska)
and Canada
7. 38th Parallel – North & South Korea
• The 38th parallel is used to
demarcate the central part of the
Demilitarized zone between North
and South Korea.
8. Hindenburg Line – Germany & Poland
• It was a German Defensive line in
French territory during World War I.
• It was rendered irrelevant by the
treaty of Versailles in 1919.
9. Maginot Line – France & Germany
• It was a defensive line at the French
border towards Germany before
World War II.
10. Oder Neisse Line – Germany & Poland
• It runs along the rivers Oder and
Lusatian Neisse rivers.
• It demarcates the Polish-German
border according to the Potsdam
Conference. It was recognized by
unified Germany in 1990.
11. Boundary Line Countries
Radcliffe Line Between Indi and Pakistan
McMahon Line Between India and China
Palk Strait Between India and Srilanka
Durand Line Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
49th Parallel Between USA and Canada
38th Parallel Between North and South Korea
Hindenburg Line Between Germany and Poland
Maginot Line Between France and Germany
Oder-Neisse Line Between Germany and Poland