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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
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 ...
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 ...
This is a list of armed conflicts in South America. ... 1821 — 1998 Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute; 1836 — 1839 War of the Confederation;
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 .
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.
Category: Disputed territories in South America by country. 2 languages. ... Territorial disputes of Argentina (3 C, 14 P) B. Territorial disputes of Bolivia (6 P)