Maple Beach, Washington
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Maple Beach is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington
. Maple Beach is a neighborhood of Point Roberts
, which is considered a geographical oddity because it is connected only with Canada
. The community of Maple Beach is located on Boundary Bay
and the border with Canada
, across which is the Delta, British Columbia
neighborhood of Boundary Bay
.
Whatcom County, Washington
Whatcom County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. Its name ultimately derives from the Lummi word Xwotʼqom, meaning "noisy water." As of 2010, the population was 201,140. The county seat is at Bellingham, which is also the county's largest city...
. Maple Beach is a neighborhood of Point Roberts
Point Roberts, Washington
Point Roberts is an unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 98281, whose ZIP Code Tabulation Area had a population of 1,314 at the 2010 census.A geopolitical oddity, Point Roberts is a part of the United States that is not...
, which is considered a geographical oddity because it is connected only with Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The community of Maple Beach is located on Boundary Bay
Boundary Bay
Boundary Bay is situated on the Pacific coast of North America on the border between the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington....
and the border with Canada
Canada-United States border
The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest border in the world. The terrestrial boundary is 8,891 kilometers long, including 2,475 kilometres shared with Alaska...
, across which is the Delta, British Columbia
Delta, British Columbia
Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...
neighborhood of Boundary Bay
Boundary Bay, British Columbia
Boundary Bay, named for the bay of the same name is a neighbourhood of Delta, British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Tsawwassen adjacent to the Canada-United States border. South of it, across the border, is the community of Maple Beach, Washington, although there is no border crossing...
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