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=== Demilitarized zones ===
{{See also|No man's land|Demarcation line|Terra nullius|Buffer zone}}
A [[demilitarized zone]] (DMZ) is a border separating two or more nations, groups or militaries that have agreed to prohibit the use of military activity or force within the border's bounds. A DMZ can act as a war boundary, ceasefire line, [[wildlife preserve]], or a ''de facto'' international border. An example of a demilitarized international border is the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone|38th parallel between North and South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/demilitarized-zone-Korean-peninsula |title=demilitarized zone (DMZ) {{!}} Definition, Facts, & Pictures |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |access-date=26 July 2018 |language=en |archive-date=20 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220221433/https://www.britannica.com/place/demilitarized-zone-Korean-peninsula |url-status=live }}</ref> Other notable DMZ zones include [[Politics of Antarctica|Antarctica]] and [[Politics of outer space|outer space]] (consisting of all space 100 miles away from the earth's surface), both are preserved for world research and exploration.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Antarctic-Treaty |title=Antarctic Treaty {{!}} 1959 |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 July 2018 |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726072601/https://www.britannica.com/event/Antarctic-Treaty |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Outer-Space-Treaty |title=Outer Space Treaty {{!}} 1967 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |access-date=26 July 2018 |language=en |archive-date=23 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223195506/https://www.britannica.com/event/Outer-Space-Treaty |url-status=live }}</ref> The prohibition of control by nations can make a DMZ unexposed to human influence and thus developed into a natural border or wildlife preserve, such as on the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]], the [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone]], and the [[United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus|Green Line in Cyprus]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/world/asia/07iht-dmz.1.6036533.html |title=Wildlife preserve planned for Korean demilitarized zone |access-date=26 July 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=7 June 2007 |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726072312/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/world/asia/07iht-dmz.1.6036533.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.neontommy.com/2009/11/military-zones-mean-boon-for-b |title=Military Zones Mean Boon For Biodiversity |last=Ahearn |first=Ashley |access-date=26 July 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726103559/http://www.neontommy.com/2009/11/military-zones-mean-boon-for-b |archive-date=26 July 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>