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  2. Mexico–United States border - Wikipedia

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    The Mexico–United States border ( Spanish: frontera Estados Unidos–México) is an international border separating Mexico and the United States, extending from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Gulf of Mexico in the east. The border traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from urban areas to deserts.

  3. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    US Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions, 2007. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese-ruled Northern Mariana Islands came under control of the United States. [ 1] The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776.

  4. United States and Mexican Boundary Survey - Wikipedia

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    The United States and Mexican Boundary Survey (1848–1855) determined the border between the United States and Mexico as defined in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which had ended the Mexican–American War. In 1850, the U.S. government commissioned John Russel Bartlett to lead the survey. [1] The results of the survey were published in the ...

  5. Mexico–United States border wall - Wikipedia

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    The Mexico–United States border wall ( Spanish: muro fronterizo Estados Unidos–México) is a series of vertical barriers along the Mexico–United States border intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico. [ 1] The barrier is not a continuous structure but a series of obstructions variously classified as "fences ...

  6. Borders of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States has land borders with only Canada and Mexico, both of them long. It has maritime boundaries with many countries due to its extensive exclusive economic zone (EEZ). All of its maritime borders with Canada are at least partially disputed, and its territorial claims on three Caribbean islands are disputed.

  7. File:Historical and military map of the border and southern ...

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    You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years.

  8. United States and Mexican Boundary Commission - Wikipedia

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    1847 Dirsturnell map of the US and Mexico 1857 map of Rio Grande/Rio Bravo border of the US and Mexico 1893 map showing surveys of Colorado River by both the US and the Mexican Boundary Commissions. The Joint United States and Mexican Boundary Commission was stipulated by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican–American War in ...

  9. Chamizal dispute - Wikipedia

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    Chamizal dispute. Coordinates: 31°45′30″N 106°27′30″W. Map of the Chamizal settlement of 1963. The Chamizal dispute was a border conflict over around 600 acres (240 ha; 2.4 km 2) on the Mexico–United States border between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. [ 1] It was caused by a shift in the Rio Grande, [ 2] as a survey ...

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