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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.
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: 1879 1904
The Bolivia–Chile border is an international border of South America. It separates Bolivia from Chile along Cordillera Occidental on the western edge of the Altiplano Plateau . There is an ongoing [ needs update ] dispute about the nature of Silala River and Chile's use of its waters.
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 ...
Disputed islands of South America (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Disputed territories in South America" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
1941 Chilean map of the border area labelling the border point as 'CONCORDIA'. [ 43 ] A dispute regarding a milestone known as Milestone 1 or Concordia Point (Spanish: Hito 1 / Punto Concordia ) and the area it establishes, known as the land triangle (Spanish: triángulo terrestre ), was revived as a result of the ICJ ruling, due to the ...
The Chile–Peru border is an international border of South America. It separates Chile from Peru along a line that runs about 10 km north of the Arica–La Paz railway . The border runs from the bend of coast known as the "Arica-Elbow" at the Pacific Ocean inland in northeast direction into the Andes and the Altiplano Plateau .
The Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute was a territorial dispute between Ecuador and Peru, which, until 1928, also included Colombia. [Note 1] The dispute had its origins on each country's interpretation of what Real Cedulas Spain used to precisely define its colonial territories in the Americas.