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Point Roberts, Washington

Point Roberts is a town in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is unique in that it is a US town on a peninsula that is not connected to the US mainland, but rather to British Columbia, Canada. Though Point Roberts only borders Canada by land, it is part of the US because it is South of the 49th parallel, the official latitude defining the Canada-US border from British Columbia (excluding Vancouver Island) to Lake of the Woods in Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota.

Boundary Bay borders Point Roberts on the East, and the Strait of Georgia borders it on the West. The tract of land is about 2 miles from North to South and about 3 miles from East to West. Boundary Bay's airport is actually in Canada.

See also: Northwest Angle

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