Editing Border (section)

=== Geometric borders ===
Geometric boundaries{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} are formed by straight lines (such as lines of latitude or longitude), or occasionally arcs (Pennsylvania/Delaware), regardless of the physical and cultural features of the area. Such political boundaries are often found around the states that developed out of colonial holdings, such as in [[North America]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winterhalter |first=Elizabeth |date=2018-10-20 |title=Why Are U.S. Borders Straight Lines? |url=https://daily.jstor.org/why-are-u-s-borders-straight-lines/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=JSTOR Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Africa]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} and the [[Middle East]]. The [[Canada–United States border]] follows the 49th parallel for roughly {{convert|2175|mi|km}} from [[Lake of the Woods]] ([[Ontario]] and [[Minnesota]]) west to the [[Pacific Ocean]].