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[[File:United States-Mexico-border-wall-Progreso-Lakes-Texas.jpeg|thumb|Mexican border with the United States.|250x250px]] |
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[[Mexico]] shares '''international borders''' with three nations: |
[[Mexico]] shares '''international borders''' with three nations: |
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*To the north the [[United States–Mexico border]], which extends for a length of {{convert|3141|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite book|title=United States-Mexico Border Environmental Indicators, 1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT7|year=1998|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|page=7}}</ref> through the states of [[Baja California]], [[Sonora]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Coahuila]], [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]]. |
*To the north the [[United States–Mexico border]], which extends for a length of {{convert|3141|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite book|title=United States-Mexico Border Environmental Indicators, 1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8FINAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT7|year=1998|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency|page=7}}</ref> through the states of [[Baja California]], [[Sonora]], [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], [[Coahuila]], [[Nuevo León]] and [[Tamaulipas]]. |
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*To the southeast, the [[Belize–Mexico border]], {{convert|251|km|mi}} long,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography/Afghanistan-to-Comoros/Belize.html | title=Belize | publisher=Nations Encyclopedia | |
*To the southeast, the [[Belize–Mexico border]], {{convert|251|km|mi}} long,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/geography/Afghanistan-to-Comoros/Belize.html | title=Belize | publisher=Nations Encyclopedia | access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> limiting the state of [[Quintana Roo]], almost exclusively following the course of the [[Hondo River (Belize)|Río Hondo]]. |
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*Also to the southeast, the [[Guatemala–Mexico border]], which measures {{convert|871|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/28/1626359/-Mexico-s-Great-Wall-At-Border-With-Guatemala | title=Mexico's Great Wall At Border With Guatemala | publisher=Daily Kos | |
*[[File:Frontera entre México y Guatemala.jpg|thumb|350x350px|Border between Mexico and Guatemala]]Also to the southeast, the [[Guatemala–Mexico border]], which measures {{convert|871|km|mi}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/28/1626359/-Mexico-s-Great-Wall-At-Border-With-Guatemala | title=Mexico's Great Wall At Border With Guatemala | publisher=Daily Kos | access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref> and touches the states of [[Campeche]], [[Tabasco]] and [[Chiapas]], and includes stretches of the [[Río Usumacinta]], [[Salinas River (Guatemala)|Río Salinas]] and [[Río Suchiate]]. |
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== Maritime borders == |
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Five nations and Mexico share a marine border: |
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* in the Pacific Ocean with [[Guatemala]] and the [[United States]]. |
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* beside the United States in the Atlantic Ocean. alongside [[Belize]], [[Cuba]], and [[Honduras]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. |
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Based on six locations and spanning 263 kilometers, the 2005 pact establishes the maritime border between Mexico and Honduras. in 1976 accord established Mexico's and Cuba's maritime boundary.<ref>{{citation |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%202416/v2416.pdf |title=Treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations |publisher=United Nations |volume=2416 |id=I. Nos. 43566-43602 |date=February 2007 |access-date=Aug 7, 2024}}</ref> |
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The United States and other nations have three accords dating back to 1970, 1978, and 2000 that have established a shared maritime boundary of 785 km (565 km in the Pacific Ocean and 621 km in the Gulf of Mexico). |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Garitas in Mexico]] |
* [[Garitas in Mexico]] |
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{{Borders of Mexico}} |
{{Borders of Mexico}} |
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{{North America topic |Borders of}} |
{{North America topic |Borders of}} |
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[[Category:Borders of Mexico| ]] |
[[Category:Borders of Mexico| ]] |
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[[Category:Geography of Mexico]] |
[[Category:Geography of Mexico]] |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 7 August 2024
Mexico shares international borders with three nations:
- To the north the United States–Mexico border, which extends for a length of 3,141 kilometres (1,952 mi)[1] through the states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
- To the southeast, the Belize–Mexico border, 251 kilometres (156 mi) long,[2] limiting the state of Quintana Roo, almost exclusively following the course of the Río Hondo.
- Also to the southeast, the Guatemala–Mexico border, which measures 871 kilometres (541 mi)[3] and touches the states of Campeche, Tabasco and Chiapas, and includes stretches of the Río Usumacinta, Río Salinas and Río Suchiate.
Maritime borders
[edit]Five nations and Mexico share a marine border:
- in the Pacific Ocean with Guatemala and the United States.
- beside the United States in the Atlantic Ocean. alongside Belize, Cuba, and Honduras in the Caribbean Sea.
Based on six locations and spanning 263 kilometers, the 2005 pact establishes the maritime border between Mexico and Honduras. in 1976 accord established Mexico's and Cuba's maritime boundary.[4]
The United States and other nations have three accords dating back to 1970, 1978, and 2000 that have established a shared maritime boundary of 785 km (565 km in the Pacific Ocean and 621 km in the Gulf of Mexico).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ United States-Mexico Border Environmental Indicators, 1997. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 1998. p. 7.
- ^ "Belize". Nations Encyclopedia. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Mexico's Great Wall At Border With Guatemala". Daily Kos. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariat of the United Nations (PDF), vol. 2416, United Nations, February 2007, I. Nos. 43566-43602, retrieved Aug 7, 2024
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