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United States British North America: 1838 1842 Disputed border between the state of Maine and the provinces of New Brunswick and Lower Canada. Aves Island Venezuela Dominica: 1584 2007 Dominica abandoned the claim to the island in 2007, but continues to claim the adjacent seas, as do some neighboring states. Atacama border dispute Bolivia Chile ...
The South American territorial disputes are the territorial disputes and litigations that have developed in South America since the aftermath of the continent's wars of independence, which have shaped the current political geography of the region. These conflicts have been resolved through both military and diplomatic means.
Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute Costa Rica v. Nicaragua: San Juan River: 0 2011: 2011: Battle of Wazzin: Libya v. Tunisia: Wazzin: 23 2011: 2011: 2011 India–Pakistan border skirmish India v. Pakistan: Kashmir (Kupwara district and Neelum Valley) 8 2012: 2012: Heglig Crisis Sudan v. South Sudan: Unity State South Kordofan ...
A map of the extent of the Wari Empire c. 1230 Sinchi Roca , the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco , waged war against a nearby kingdom after the killing of the Inca diplomat Teuotihi c. 1290 Mayta Cápac , the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco , put the regions of Arequipa and Moquegua under the control of the Inca empire
Map of the Dispute of Eastern Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Strait of Magellan between Argentina and Chile (1842–1881). The East Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Strait of Magellan Dispute [1] or the Patagonia Question was the boundary dispute between Argentina and Chile [2] during the 19th century [3] [4] for the possession of the southernmost territories of South America [5] on the ...
The Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal (Spanish: Unión Postal de las Américas, España y Portugal; Portuguese: União Postal das Américas, Espanha e Portugal; UPAEP) is a regional association of the postal authorities in Latin America, portions of the Caribbean, the United States, Canada, Spain, and Portugal, and is headquartered in Montevideo.
The border between North and South America is at some point in the Isthmus of Panama. The most common demarcation in atlases and other sources follows the Darién Mountains watershed that divides along the Colombia–Panama border where the isthmus meets the South American continent (see Darién Gap). Virtually all atlases list Panama as a ...
But the definition of the border in the Gulf of Venezuela is still disputed, causing diplomatic clashes between the two countries. In August 2015, two Venezuelan soldiers were injured during a fight with alleged Colombian smugglers, [ 3 ] prompting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to close a large part of the border, except in Táchira .