GK - International Boundaries

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The following tables describes the important International Boundaries/Lines −

S.No	Name & Description
1	The 17^th Parallel It is the Line Between North & South Vietnam
2	The 38^th parallel It is the Line Between North & South Korea (Before the Korean war)
3	The 49^th Parallel (also The Medicine Line) It is the Boundary Between Canada & the USA
4	The 24^th Parallel It is the Line that Pakistan claims for the demarcation purpose, but India does not accept it
5	The Siegfried Line It is the Boundary Between France and Germany
6	The Maginot Line It is France’s Defensive Line
7	The Hindenburg Line It was the Line that described Germany’s position during the World War I
8	The Oder–Neisse line It is the Boundary Between Germany & Poland
9	The Radcliffe Line It is the Boundary Between India & Pakistan
10	The McMahon Line It is the Boundary Between India & China (However, originally signed between Britain & Tibet)
11	The Mannerheim Line It was a defensive line drawn on the Karelian Isthmus by Finland against the Soviet Union
12	The Durand Line It is the Boundary Between Pakistan & India (formerly between British India and Afghanistan)
13	The Line of Control (LoC) It is the military control line between India and Pakistan (in the state of Jammu & Kashmir)
14	The Line of Actual Control (LAC) It is the Effective Boundary between India and China