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Yorkshire (/ ˈ j ɔːr k ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər / YORK-shər, -sheer) is an area of Northern England which was historically a county. [1] Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. [2] The county was named after its county town, the city of York.
Below are separate lists of countries and dependencies with their land boundaries, and lists of which countries and dependencies border oceans and major seas.The first short section describes the borders or edges of continents and oceans/major seas.
Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous zones , and exclusive economic zones .
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.
Some borders require presentation of legal paperwork like passports and visas, or other identity documents, for persons to cross borders. To stay or work within a country's borders aliens (foreign persons) may need special immigration documents or permits; but possession of such documents does not guarantee that the person should be allowed to ...
The town of York’s June 2022 complaint called upon the county Superior Court to appoint three commissioners to perambulate the towns’ border and mark the official boundary line.
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The large South American country borders the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The Andes Mountains carve through the West while the Amazon rainforest sits to the East.