webster – ashburton treaty settled a boundary dispute between british canada and the united states.
which agreement settled a boundary dispute between british canada and the united states?
webster – ashburton treaty
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this strait remains the subject of a maritime boundary dispute between canada and the united states. the dispute is only over the seaward boundary extending west from the mouth of the strait. the maritime boundary within the strait is not in dispute. both governments have proposed a boundary based on the principle of equidistance, but with different basepoint selections, resulting in small differences in the line. resolution of the issue should be simple, but has been hindered because it might influence maritime boundary issues between canada and the united states. in addition, the government of british columbia has rejected both equidistant proposals, instead arguing that the juan de fuca submarine canyon is the appropriate "geomorphic and physiogeographic boundary". the proposed equidistant boundary currently marks the northern boundary of the olympic coast national marine sanctuary. british columbia's position is based on the principle of natural prolongation which developed in international law. it poses a dilemma for the federal government of canada. if canada holds that the principle of natural prolongation applies to the juan de fuca canyon on its pacific ocean coast, the assertion could undermine canada's argument in the "gulf of maine" boundary dispute. in this atlantic ocean context, canada favours an outcome based on the principle of equidistance.
strait of juan de fuca