Wednesday, March 01, 2017

List of Important International Boundary Lines and their Importance

International Line      Description

Durand Line:: Between Pakistan and Afghanistan , demarcated by Sir Mortimer Durand in 1896

Hindenburg Line:: The boundary between Germany and Poland , the line to which Germans retreated in 1917 during First World War

Line of Control ( LOC):: It divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan
Maginot LineBetween France and Germany

Mannerheim Line:: Between Russia and Finland

McMahon Line:: Between India and China, by Sir Henry McMahon in 1914. China doesn’t recognise this line.

Oder Neisse Line:: Between Germany and Poland

Radcliffe Line:: Between India and Pakistan by Sir Cyril Radcliffe in 1947

Siegfried Line:: Between Germany and France

17th Parallel::The line which defined the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam before the two were united

24th Parallel:: The line which the Pakistan claims should be the demarcation between India and Pakistan

38th Parallel:: Between North Korea and South Korea

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