Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903

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The Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 was an international arbitration panel that settled the long-disputed border between Alaska and Canada, particularly clarifying territorial claims along the Pacific coast.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ad hoc international court ⓘ
boundary commission ⓘ
international arbitration tribunal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alaska Boundary Commission of 1903 ⓘ
appliesTo Alaska Panhandle ⓘ
linked to: Panhandle of Alaska

Alaska–Canada border ⓘ
Lynn Canal region ⓘ
linked to: Lynn Canal

Pacific coastal boundary between Alaska and British Columbia ⓘ
Portland Canal region ⓘ
linked to: Portland Canal
archive records held in United States and British government archives ⓘ
chairperson Lord Alverstone ⓘ
countryInvolved Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
decisionDate 1903-10-20 ⓘ
disputeType maritime and land boundary delimitation ⓘ
territorial dispute ⓘ
endTime 1903 ⓘ
followedBy on-the-ground boundary surveys and demarcation ⓘ
hasBritishMember A. B. Aylesworth ⓘ
Lord Alverstone ⓘ
Sir Louis Jetté ⓘ
hasMemberFrom Canada ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
hasPurpose to clarify territorial claims along the Pacific coast ⓘ
to settle the Alaska–Canada boundary dispute ⓘ
hasUSMember Elihu Root ⓘ
George Turner ⓘ
Henry Cabot Lodge ⓘ
historicalContext followed the Klondike Gold Rush and increased interest in access routes to the Yukon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Anglo-American Convention of 1903 ⓘ
Anglo-Russian Treaty of 1825 (as interpreted) ⓘ
Treaty of Cession of Alaska 1867 ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
memberCount 6 ⓘ
outcomeForCanada Canada did not receive direct access to deepwater ports on Lynn Canal ⓘ
outcomeForUnitedStates United States retained control of key coastal inlets and ports ⓘ
predecessor bilateral negotiations between United States and United Kingdom on Alaska boundary ⓘ
represents interests of Canada in the Alaska boundary dispute ⓘ
interests of the British Empire in the Alaska boundary dispute ⓘ
interests of the United States in the Alaska boundary dispute ⓘ
result confirmed most United States claims to the Alaska Panhandle ⓘ
established the general line of the Alaska–Canada boundary along the coast ⓘ
left some detailed boundary demarcation to later surveys ⓘ
significance major episode in Canada–United States border history ⓘ
source of political controversy in Canada over perceived British betrayal ⓘ
startTime 1903 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dixon Entrance → boundaryDefinedBy → Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 ⓘ
Alaska–British Columbia border → definedByTreaty → Alaska Boundary Settlement (1903) ⓘ
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska–British Columbia border → definedByTreaty → Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision (1903) ⓘ
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903 → alsoKnownAs → Alaska Boundary Commission of 1903 ⓘ
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903
Alaska–Yukon border → definedBy → Alaska Boundary Tribunal decision (1903) ⓘ
linked to: Alaska Boundary Tribunal of 1903