Canadian border

Line dividing neighbors

The Canadian border is the boundary between Canada and the United States, stretching nearly 5,500 miles including the Alaska-Canada section—the longest international border in the world.

In American usage, the Canadian border typically means the northern U.S. boundary, while Canadians might call it the American border: They caught him trying to cross the Canadian border with undeclared goods.

Opposites
geographic direction (us perspective)

Canadian borderMexican border

U.S.-adjacent international line

US-Mexico border · Rio Grande · Texas border · Arizona border

border type

Canadian bordercoastline

Land-water boundary

seacoast · shoreline · territorial waters · state line · county line

territorial concept

Canadian borderinterior

Inside area or region

heartland · coastline · inland · Atlantic coast · Pacific coast

Family

border, Canada

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G