There is an unresolved dispute involving a wedge-shaped slice on the International Boundary in the Beaufort Sea, between the Canadian territory of Yukon and the U.S. state of Alaska. Canada claims the maritime boundary to be along the 141st meridian west out to a distance of , following the Alaska–Yukon land border. The position of the United States is that the boundary line is perpendicular to the coast out to a distance of , following a line of equidistance from the coast. This difference creates a wedge with an area of about that is claimed by both nations.