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The Northwest Angle in Minnesota, bordering Manitoba, Ontario, and Lake of the Woods. There are several exclaves between the United States and Canada, including the entire state of Alaska (though the state can still be accessed by sea from the United States, except the small settlement of Hyder, which is only accessible by road from British Columbia).
Gloucester (/ ˈ ɡ l ɒ s t ər / GLOST-ər) is a former municipality and now geographic area of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Located east of Ottawa's inner core, it was an independent city until amalgamated with the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton in 2001 to become the new city of Ottawa.
This category is for borders of Ontario, which primarily relates to places where Ontario borders other Canadian provinces or territories. Borders of Ontario which are also international borders of Canada may be placed in an appropriate subcategory of Category:Borders of Canada .
This border crossing was established in 1913 to serve both highway and rail traffic. The US and Canadian Ports of Entry were abandoned in 1962 when a new highway built about a half mile to the west, bypassing the town. The former US border station was demolished in 2015, and the border community is a virtual ghost town. [33]
When the Province of Canada was formed, its borders were not entirely clear, and Ontario claimed to eventually reach all the way to the Rocky Mountains and Arctic Ocean. With Canada's acquisition of Rupert's Land, Ontario was interested in clearly defining its borders, especially since some of the new areas it was interested in were rapidly ...
The proposed border with Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Herefordshire would have seen considerable exchanges of parishes, thus eliminating all of Worcestershire's exclaves/enclaves. [62] This Act was repealed in favour of the alternative Local Government Act 1888 .
Avening (/ ˈ eɪ v n ɪ ŋ / [2]) is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, about three miles (5 km) north of Tetbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,094, decreasing to 1,031 at the 2011 census. Nearby is Gatcombe Park, the home of the Princess Royal.
The border with Quebec is defined by a line due north of the head of Lake Timiskaming to James Bay, [15] and southeast from there, the Ottawa River for about 620 km (390 mi). The boundary follows a small portion of land south of the Ottawa River until it meets the Saint Lawrence River near Cornwall. Ontario also shares borders with several U.S ...