List of tripoints

This is a list of all three-country tripoints on land or internal waters. Many of the coordinates listed below are only approximate. As of 2020, there are 175 international tripoints across the whole world. Africa has 61 international tripoints (the highest number of international tripoints), followed by Asia with 51 international tripoints, Europe with 48 international tripoints, South America with 13 international tripoints and North America with two international tripoints. Brazil, Russia, India, China, Argentina, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Iran, Algeria and Mexico have at least one international tripoint. Australia, Canada, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, the United States, South Korea, Japan and the Philippines have no international tripoints. Landlocked countries also have international tripoints.

List

Africa

Name / description Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Coordinates Region Image
 Algeria Libya Niger23°31′N 12°00′EAfrica - North
 Algeria Libya Tunisia30°14′N 9°32′EAfrica - North
 Algeria Mali Mauritania25°00′N 4°50′WAfrica - North
 Algeria Mali Niger19°9′N 4°16′EAfrica - North
 Algeria Mauritania Western Sahara27°18′N 8°40′WAfrica - North
 Algeria Morocco Western Sahara27°40′N 8°40′WAfrica - North
 Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo4°41′S 13°6′EAfrica - West/Central
 Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia10°53′S 23°59′EAfrica - South/East
 Angola Namibia Zambia17°38′S 23°28′EAfrica - South/East
 Benin Burkina Faso Niger11°54′N 2°24′EAfrica - West/Central
 Benin Burkina Faso Togo11°0′N 0°55′EAfrica - West/Central
 Benin Niger Nigeria11°42′N 3°36′EAfrica - West/Central
Union's End (Nossob River/20°E) Botswana Namibia South Africa24°46′S 20°0′EAfrica - South/East
near Kasane (four corners) Botswana Namibia Zambia17°47′16″S 25°15′24″EAfrica - South/East
LimpopoShashe confluence Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe22°12′S 29°22′EAfrica - South/East
Kasane (Four corners) Botswana Zambia Zimbabwe17°47′56″S 25°16′13″EAfrica - South/East
 Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Ghana9°29′N 2°41′WAfrica - West/Central
 Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Mali10°26′N 5°31′WAfrica - West/Central
west of Senkase Burkina Faso Ghana Togo11°8′N 0°8′WAfrica - West/Central
 Burkina Faso Mali Niger15°0′N 0°14′EAfrica - West/Central
Ruzizi River Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda2°45′S 29°2′EAfrica - South/East
Lake Tanganyika Burundi Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania4°27′S 29°25′EAfrica - South/East
 Burundi Rwanda Tanzania2°24′S 30°34′EAfrica - South/East
 Cameroon Central African Republic Chad7°32′N 15°30′EAfrica - West/Central
 Cameroon Central African Republic Republic of the Congo2°13′N 16°12′EAfrica - West/Central
Lake Tchad Cameroon Chad Nigeria13°5′N 14°5′EAfrica - West/Central
 Cameroon Gabon Republic of the Congo2°10′N 13°18′EAfrica - West/Central
 Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Gabon2°10′N 11°20′EAfrica - West/Central
 Central African Republic Chad Sudan10°56′N 22°52′EAfrica - West/Central
near Betoukoumba Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo3°28′N 18°37′EAfrica - West/Central
near Nabiapai Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo South Sudan5°1′N 27°27′EAfrica - West/Central
 Central African Republic South Sudan Sudan8°38.75′N 24°14.15′EAfrica - West/Central
 Chad Libya Niger23°N 15°EAfrica - North
 Chad Libya Sudan19.5°N 24°E / 19.5; 24Africa - North
Lake Tchad Chad Niger Nigeria13°42′N 13°38′EAfrica - West/Central
 Ivory Coast Guinea Liberia7°34′N 8°28′WAfrica - West/Central
 Ivory Coast Guinea Mali10°10′N 7°58′WAfrica - West/Central
 Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia12°28′N 42°24′EAfrica - North
 Djibouti Ethiopia Somalia10°59′N 42°58′EAfrica - North
Mount Sabyinyo Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda Uganda1°23′S 29°36′EAfrica - South/East
Salia Musala, near Oraba Democratic Republic of the Congo South Sudan Uganda3°30′N 30°52′EAfrica - South/East
Lake Tanganyika Democratic Republic of the Congo Tanzania Zambia8°12′S 30°46′EAfrica - South/East
near Gabal El Uweinat Egypt Libya Sudan22°N 25°EAfrica - North
 Eritrea Ethiopia Sudan14°15′N 36°34′EAfrica - North
Mandera triangle Ethiopia Kenya Somalia3°59′N 41°54′EAfrica - South/East
Ilemi Triangle Ethiopia Kenya South Sudan5.4°N 35.3°E / 5.4; 35.3 (disputed)Africa - South/East
 Ethiopia South Sudan Sudan9°30′N 34°6.4′EAfrica - North
 Guinea Guinea-Bissau Senegal12°41′N 13°43′WAfrica - West/Central
 Guinea Liberia Sierra Leone8°29′N 10°16′WAfrica - West/Central
 Guinea Mali Senegal12°25′N 11°22′WAfrica - West/Central
 Kenya South Sudan Uganda4°13′N 34°0′EAfrica - South/East
Lake Victoria Kenya Tanzania Uganda1°0′S 33°55′EAfrica - South/East
Lake Malawi Malawi Mozambique Tanzania11°34′S 34°58′E (disputed)Africa - South/East
 Malawi Mozambique Zambia14°1′S 33°13′EAfrica - South/East
 Malawi Tanzania Zambia9°24′S 32°58′EAfrica - South/East
 Mali Mauritania Senegal14°46′N 12°15′WAfrica - West/Central
Mpundweni Beacon Mozambique South Africa Eswatininorth: 25°57′S 31°58′EAfrica - South/East
Abercorn Drift, Maputo River Mozambique South Africa Eswatinisouth: 26°50′S 32°8′EAfrica - South/East
Crook's Corner, Pafuri Triangle
(LimpopoLuvuvhu confluence)
 Mozambique South Africa Zimbabwe22°25′17″S 31°18′32″EAfrica - South/East
 Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe15°37′S 30°25′EAfrica - South/East
 Rwanda Tanzania Uganda1°4′S 30°29′EAfrica - South/East

Americas

Name / description Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Coordinates Region Image
Zapaleri Argentina Bolivia Chile22°48′30″S 67°10′40″WSouth
Hito Esmeralda Argentina Bolivia Paraguay22°14′S 62°39′WSouth
Triple Frontier Argentina Brazil Paraguay25°35′33″S 54°35′37″WSouth
Brazilian Island Argentina Brazil Uruguay30°12′S 57°39′WSouth
Aguas Turbias Belize Guatemala Mexico17°48′47″N 89°8′54″WCentral
 Bolivia Brazil Paraguay20°10′S 58°10′WSouth
Assis Brasil / Iñapari / Bolpebra Bolivia Brazil Peru10°56′27″S 69°34′1″WSouth
Visviri Bolivia Chile Peru17°30′S 69°29′WSouth
Tres Fronteras Brazil Colombia Peru04°13′00″S 69°56′00″WSouth
 Brazil Colombia Venezuela1°14′N 66°51′WSouth
 Brazil French Guiana Suriname2°20′N 54°33′W (disputed)South
 Brazil Guyana Suriname1°57′N 56°29′W (disputed)South
Monte Roraima Brazil Guyana Venezuela5°12′N 60°44′WSouth
 Colombia Ecuador Peru0°7′S 75°15′WSouth
Cerro de Montecristo El Salvador Guatemala Honduras14°25′18″N 89°21′2″WCentral

Asia

Name / description Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Coordinates Region Image
Chinese: 5587山峰[1] India claims this portion of Pakistan. Afghanistan Pakistan People's Republic of China37°2′N 74°34′E (disputed)Asia - East/Central
Historical Map of Afghanistan China Boundary (tripoint labeled as 5630 (18471)) (1969)
Povalo-Shveikovskogo Peak[2][3]
(Chinese: 波万洛什维科夫斯基峰[4]; pinyin: Bōwànluò Shíwéikēfūsījī Fēng) /
Kokrash Kol Peak (Kekelaqukaole Peak; Chinese: 克克拉去考勒[1]; pinyin: Kèkèlāqùkǎolè Fēng)[5]
 Afghanistan People's Republic of China Tajikistan37°14′N 74°53′EAsia - East/Central
Historical Map of Afghanistan China Boundary (tripoint labeled as PEAK POVALO SHVEIKOVSKI 5698 (18694)) (1969)
west of the Godzareh depression Afghanistan Iran Pakistan29.8610°N 60.8828°E / 29.8610; 60.8828 (Afghanistan/Iran/Pakistan)Asia - West
 Afghanistan Iran Turkmenistan35°37′N 61°17′EAsia - West
 Afghanistan Tajikistan Uzbekistan37°10′N 67°47′EAsia - East/Central
 Afghanistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan37°21′N 66°33′EAsia - East/Central
 Armenia Azerbaijan Georgia41°18′07″N 45°00′14″EAsia - West
 Armenia Azerbaijan Iraneast: 38°52′N 46°32′E
west: 38°51′N 46°9′E
Asia - West
 Armenia Azerbaijan Turkey39°43′N 44°46′EAsia - West
 Armenia Georgia Turkey41°8′N 43°28′EAsia - West
 Azerbaijan Georgia Russia41°54′44″N 46°25′33″EAsia - West
 Azerbaijan Iran Turkey39°38′N 44°49′EAsia - West
Caspian Sea Azerbaijan Iran Turkmenistan38.7°N 51.4°E / 38.7; 51.4 (disputed)Asia - West
Caspian Sea Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Russia42.8°N 49.9°E / 42.8; 49.9 (disputed)Asia - West
Caspian Sea Azerbaijan Kazakhstan Turkmenistan41.5°N 51°E / 41.5; 51 (disputed)Asia - West
Tin Mukh Bangladesh India Myanmar21°58′N 92°36′EAsia - East/Central
 Bhutan India People's Republic of Chinawest: 27°20′N 88°55′EAsia - East/Central
 Bhutan India People's Republic of Chinaeast: 27°46′N 91°39′E (disputed)Asia - East/Central
Chong Bok Cambodia Laos Thailand14°20′N 105°13′EAsia - East/Central
 Cambodia Laos Vietnam14°41′N 107°33′EAsia - East/Central
UN Buffer Zone (de facto) CyprusUnited Kingdom Dhekelia Northern Cypruseast: 35°4′N 33°54′E
west: 35°1′N 33°41′E
Asia - West
near Kerem Shalom, Gaza Strip Egypt Palestine Israel31°13′N 34°16′E (disputed)Asia - West
near Diphu Pass mountain pass India Myanmar People's Republic of China28°13′N 97°21′E (disputed)Asia - East/Central
 India   Nepal People's Republic of Chinawest: 30°12′N 81°2′E (disputed)Asia - East/Central
Jongsong Peak India   Nepal People's Republic of Chinaeast: 27°53′N 88°8′EAsia - East/Central
Siachen Glacier (de facto)
Under Pakistan's claim, this tripoint would be at 32°32.2′N 78°23.6′E.
Under India's claim there would instead be an Afghanistan-India-Pakistan tripoint at 36°54.7′N 73°40.3′E.
 India Pakistan People's Republic of China35.6°N 76.8°E / 35.6; 76.8 (disputed)Asia - East/Central
 Iran Iraq Turkey37°9′N 44°47′EAsia - West
 Iraq Jordan Saudi Arabia32°9′N 39°12′EAsia - West
Al-Tanf[6] Iraq Jordan Syria33°22′N 38°48′EAsia - West
 Iraq Kuwait Saudi Arabia29°6′N 46°33′EAsia - West
 Iraq Syria Turkey37.1116°N 42.3633°E / 37.1116; 42.3633Asia - West
Golan Heights Israel Jordan Syria32°45′N 35°45′E (disputed)Asia - West
 Israel Jordan Palestinenorth: 32°23′N 35°33′E
south: 31°30′N 35°29′E (disputed)
Asia - West
Golan Heights Israel Lebanon Syria33°20′N 35°46′E (disputed)Asia - West
Khan Tengri Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan People's Republic of China42°13′N 80°10′EAsia - East/Central
 Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan42°16′N 70°57′EAsia - East/Central
 Kazakhstan People's Republic of China Russia49.0998°N 87.3123°E / 49.0998; 87.3123Asia - East/Central
 Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan41°19′N 56°0′EAsia - West
near Kurumdy Mountain Kyrgyzstan People's Republic of China Tajikistan39°28′N 73°36′EAsia - East/Central
near Zar-Tash Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan40°14′N 70°59′EAsia - East/Central
 Laos Myanmar People's Republic of China21°34′N 101°9′EAsia - East/Central
Golden Triangle, middle of the Mekong at confluence with Ruak River Laos Myanmar Thailand20°21′N 100°5′EAsia - East/Central
Shiceng Dashan Laos People's Republic of China Vietnam22°24′N 102°9′EAsia - East/Central
Tarbagan-Dakh (Ta'erbagan Dahu, Tarvagan Dakh)[7]  Mongolia People's Republic of China Russiaeast: 49°50′42.3″N 116°42′46.8″E[7] Asia - East/Central
Tavan-Bogdo-Ula (Mt Kuitun 奎屯山, Tavan Bogd Uul)[8]  Mongolia People's Republic of China Russiawest: 49°10′13.5″N 87°48′56.3″E[8] Asia - East/Central
China–North Korea–Russia tripoint in the middle of the Tumen River near Khasan and Tumangang[9] North Korea People's Republic of China Russia42°25′N 130°38′E[9]Asia - East/Central
 Oman Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates22°42′N 55°13′EAsia - West
 Oman Saudi Arabia Yemen19°N 52°EAsia - West

Europe

Name / description Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Coordinates Region Image
in Lake Prespa Albania Greece North Macedonia40°51′06″N 20°59′00″EEurope - Central
 Albania Serbia/ Kosovox North Macedonia41°52′39″N 20°35′40″EEurope - Central
Tromedja Albania Serbia/ Kosovox Montenegro42°33′22″N 20°04′43″EEurope - Central
Pic de Médécourbe (west) Andorra France Spainwest: 42°36′07″N 01°26′32″EEurope - West
 Andorra France Spaineast: 42°30′09″N 01°43′28″EEurope - West
Šumava National Park / near Nová Pec Austria Czech Republic Germany48°46′16″N 13°50′22″EEurope - West
near Hohenau an der March, in the river Morava Austria Czech Republic Slovakia48°36′59″N 16°56′24″EEurope - Central
in Lake Constance Austria Germany  SwitzerlandUndecided location, approximately
47°33′N 09°33′E
See Lake Constance#International borders
Europe - West
near Rajka, Deutsch Jahrndorf, and Čunovo Austria Hungary Slovakia48°00′24″N 17°09′38″EEurope - Central
near Trdkova Austria Hungary Slovenia46°52′9″N 16°6′49″EEurope - Central
Ofen Mountain, near Arnoldstein, or Tromeja Austria Italy Slovenia46°31′22″N 13°42′51″EEurope - Central
near Reschen Pass and Piz Lad Austria Italy  Switzerland46°51′16″N 10°28′08″EEurope - West

Feldkirch, in river Rhine Austria Liechtenstein  Switzerlandnorth: 47°16′11″N 09°31′49″EEurope - West
Naafkopf Austria Liechtenstein  Switzerlandsouth: 47°3′35″N 09°36′24″EEurope - West
Dreiländereck Belarus Latvia Lithuania55°40′45″N 26°38′0″EEurope - North/East
Draudzibas kurgans Belarus Latvia Russia56°09′43″N 28°09′26″EEurope - North/East
in the river Marycha Belarus Lithuania Poland53°57′17″N 23°31′00″EEurope - North/East
in the river Bug, near Tamašoŭka Belarus Poland Ukraine51°30′17″N 23°37′29″EEurope - North/East
Senkivka Belarus Russia Ukraine52°06′58″N 31°46′50″EEurope - North/East
Athus/Rodange Belgium France Luxembourg49°32′46″N 05°49′05″EEurope - West
Ouren, in the river Our Belgium Germany Luxembourg50°07′47″N 06°08′15″EEurope - West
Vaalserberg Belgium Germany Netherlands50°45′16″N 06°01′15″EEurope - West
near Grab Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Montenegro42°33′44″N 18°27′00″EEurope - Central
Bijeljina / Jamena, in the river Sava Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Serbia44°51′09″N 19°00′38″EEurope - Central
Zelena Glava Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Serbia43°31′N 19°13′EEurope - Central
Tumba Peak (Belasica) Bulgaria Greece North Macedonia41°20′37″N 22°56′40″EEurope - Central
On the Maritsa south of Kapitan AndreevoKapıkule Bulgaria Greece Turkey41°42′43″N 26°21′03″EEurope - Central
Shulep Kamak Peak Bulgaria North Macedonia Serbia42°19′N 22°22′EEurope - Central
Timok Mouth into river Danube Bulgaria Romania Serbia44°13′N 22°41′EEurope - Central
 Croatia Hungary Serbia45°55′N 18°49′EEurope - Central
 Croatia Hungary Slovenia46°28′N 16°37′EEurope - Central
in the river Neisse near Hrádek nad Nisou / Zittau / Porajów Czech Republic Germany Poland50°52′13″N 14°49′22″EEurope - West
Hrčava/Čierne Czech Republic Poland Slovakia49°31′03″N 18°50′56″EEurope - Central
Võru / Alūksne / Pskov districts, in the Pededze river Estonia Latvia Russia57°31′05″N 27°21′05″EEurope - North/East
Muotkavaara / Øvre Pasvik / Nautsi (Treriksrøysa) Finland Norway Russia69°3′10″N 28°56′00″EEurope - North/East
Treriksröset Finland Norway Sweden69°03′35″N 20°32′49″EEurope - North/East
in river Moselle near Schengen France Germany Luxembourg49°28′10″N 06°22′02″EEurope - West
in the river at Basel France Germany  Switzerland47°35′23″N 07°35′20″EEurope - West
Mont Dolent France Italy  Switzerland45°55′21″N 07°02′39″EEurope - West
Kübekháza / Beba Veche / Majdan Hungary Romania Serbia46°8′N 20°16′EEurope - Central
Garbolc Hungary Romania Ukraine47°57′15″N 22°53′46″EEurope - North/East
 Hungary Slovakia Ukraine48°24′12″N 22°09′19″EEurope - North/East
 Kosovo North Macedonia Serbia42°16′N 21°35′EEurope - Central
 Kosovo Montenegro Serbia42°50′N 20°21′EEurope - Central
at Wiżajny, Suwałki County Lithuania Poland Russia54°21′45″N 22°47′26″EEurope - North/East
 Moldova Romania Ukrainenorth: 48°15′35″N 26°37′49″EEurope - North/East
 Moldova Romania Ukrainesouth: 45°28′00″N 28°12′48″EEurope - North/East
Kremenec Poland Slovakia Ukraine49°05′14″N 22°33′47″EEurope - North/East

See also

References

  1. 阿富汗 (in Simplified Chinese). State Ethnic Affairs Commission. 6 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. 中阿边界{...}南起中、巴、阿3国交界处的5587山峰,沿穆斯塔格山脉分水岭北行至克克拉去考勒峰。
  2. Kamoludin Abdullaev (2018). Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan (3 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 92. ISBN 9781538102527 via Google Books. CHINA-TAJIK BORDER.{...}This mountainous boundary runs along the Sarikol mountain range in eastern Tajikistan, reaching in Pamir the Afghan border at the Povalo-Shveikovskogo peak (5,543 meters above sea level).
  3. "NJ 43 Su-fu [U.S.S.R., China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, State of Jammu and Kashmir] Series 1301, Edition 5-AMS". Washington, D. C.: Army Map Service. March 1967 via Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. Pik Povalo-Shveikovskogo
  4. 中华人民共和国和阿富汗王国边界条约. 22 November 1963 via Wikisource. 到高程为5698米的克克拉去考勒峰(阿方图称波万洛什维科夫斯基峰)。
  5. "China Report Political, Sociological and Military Affairs No. 363" (PDF). United States Joint Publications Research Service. 18 November 1982. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020 via Defense Technical Information Center. If we open up the Atlas of the People's Republic of China we will find that the region of the Pamir, the western extremity of Xinjiang, from the Wuzibieli [Uzbel] Pass1 to the south down to the Kekelaqukaole Peak (which the Soviet Russians call "Pavel Shveikovsky Peak") is designated as a not limited area.
  6. As known in Syria التنف
  7. Protocol between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of Mongolia, and the Government of the People's Republic of China, describing the eastern junction point of the borders of the three states Archived 2018-02-15 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  8. Protocol describing the western junction point of the borders of the PRC, RF, and PRM (in Russian)
  9. Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the People's Republic of China, and the Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, determining the line of delimitation of the water spaces of the three states on the Tumen River Archived 2015-07-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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