A Line in the Wilderness: Alaska-Canada Border
Allan C. 2014. A Line in the Wilderness: Alaska-Canada Border
The Alaska-Canada border was only roughly established when the United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1967. In 1906, American engineer Thomas Riggs was selected to oversee the survey and demarcation of the 550-mile boundary line. American and Canadian teams combined their efforts to complete the task. Six years later (1912), the work was accomplished as the crews reached the Arctic coast at Demarcation Point.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Allan, Chris
- Date of Issue
- 2014
- Units
- YUCH
- Keywords
- Alaska-Canada Border, Boundary, boundary line, Demarcation Point, Jr., Klondike-Alaska Gold Rush, survey and demarcation, surveyors, Thomas Riggs, Yukon River, Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve