49th Parallel North - Monuments On The Parallel

Monuments On The Parallel

  • The Peace Arch is a large monument between Surrey, British Columbia, and Blaine, Washington. It is the centerpiece of Peace Arch Park.
  • Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in Alberta and Montana
  • The International Peace Garden is located at the border between Manitoba and North Dakota, about midway between the nearby communities of Boissevain, Manitoba and Dunseith, North Dakota. It has as its focal point the Peace Tower (actually four identical monuments 120 feet (36.6 m) tall set parallel only a few feet apart, two on each side of the border, giving the appearance of a double tower from most vantage points in the Garden).
  • The Stadtgarten in Karlsruhe, Germany, marks the 49th parallel with a stone and painted line.

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