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the 49° line

"lies on the 49th parallel north" is not quite accurate; I prefer "lies along". The border is defined not by the abstract latitude but by markers like this obelisk, which wobble from 49° by a few hundred metres each way; see 49th parallel north#As border. It follows that the Northwest Angle is not the only bit north of 49°. —Tamfang (talk) 06:06, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Don't "lie on" and "lie along" mean the same thing? How about "follows the 49th parallel of north latitude subject to small deviations"? WmDKing (talk) 19:51, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

To me at least, "on the line" is a much tighter constraint than "along the line". But how about "approximates"? —̦Tamfang (talk) 03:34, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should indeed say 'along' the border, and mention that it varies according to the location of the definitive monuments that deviate from the intended latitude. Hayttom (talk) 13:56, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

pandemic

Now that the Covid closure is over, I think that section can be shorter, with several sentences collapsed to The closure was extended 15 times, but gradually loosened in the summer of 2021, with all pandemic-related restrictions finally lifted on [date]. —Tamfang (talk) 07:39, 3 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Caption of NEXUS enrolment centre photo

@Remsense: The current caption is inaccurate. The two people are not agents, they are officers (of CBSA and CBP, respectively). Also, by the inclusion of the second sentence, "Valid identification is required for crossing the border", the caption incorrectly suggests that what is pictured is a crossing of the border. (It is not; it is a NEXUS enrolment interview, with document verification being performed.)

I suggest the following caption:

A Canada Border Services Agency officer and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer reviewing documents of NEXUS applicants in 2015.

Thoughts?

Infoman99 (talk) 03:29, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That seems totally fine, thanks for clarifying. Remsense ‥ 论 03:31, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]