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The US-Canada Border Is 5,500 Miles of Pure Nonsense

CGP Grey · explainer · Watch on YouTube

World historyGeopolitics & foreign policy

What it is

CGP Grey walks through the odd history and quirks of the US-Canada border, including how it was surveyed and its irregularities such as exclaves.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an entertaining overview in any thread about border oddities.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “There's an entertaining CGP Grey video about other oddities in the US-Canada border.”

    Entertaining look at oddities of the US-Canada border.

    CoolGuySteve, 2019-01 · Recommendation · in “Canada's Toughest Border Crossing”

  2. “There's a great CGP Grey video on the Canada-US border well worth watching if this interests you”

    Great overview of the Canada-US border for the curious.

    gregmac, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “A little-known US-Canada border dispute”

  3. “There is a great youtube video on this and similar can-US border irregularities.”

    Covers US-Canada border irregularities including exclaves.

    sandworm101, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Northwestern Point of the Lake of the Woods”

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Topics: borders, geography, canada, exclaves, history

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