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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

8/ This war led to several key border and territorial changes, including in/on the Puna de Atacama, a mineral-rich plateau in the Andes.

Following the War of the Pacific, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± and Argentina πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· eventually divided the disputed area in 1899.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_de_

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Map showing the division of the Puna de Atacama between Chile and Argentina
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OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

9/ Moving towards their northern neighbour Peru πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± has had several border and territorial disputes.

Some followed their respective Wars of Independence and the transformative period of the 1890-1900s, which reshaped the region overall, as discussed previously, but others lasted well into the 1970s, with flashpoints such as Pinochet’s CharaΓ±a Accords.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chara%C3

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean%

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9/ Moving towards their northern neighbour Peru πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± has had several border and territorial disputes.

Some followed their respective Wars of Independence and the transformative period of the 1890-1900s, which reshaped the region overall, as discussed previously, but others lasted well into the 1970s, with flashpoints such as Pinochet’s CharaΓ±a Accords.

OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

10/ In addition to these land disputes, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± and Peru πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ have had maritime territorial disputes over a sea area spanning roughly 37,000 square km.

This turned into an international law case presented at the Hague πŸ‡³πŸ‡± in 2008 and saw Chile lose control over some of its formerly claimed territory.

Below are maps of the disputed area and the agreed upon boundary following the ruling.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean%

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Map showing martime claims by Chile and Peru before settlement
Map showing martime claims by Chile and Peru after settlement
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ

11/ Leaving the Pacific and turning to the Atlantic, we have the Beagle Conflict, a tense border dispute between Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± and Argentina πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· that nearly led to war in 1978.

The conflict centered on the Picton, Lennox, and Nueva Islands in the Beagle Channel, a key waterway with access between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans alongside the Magellan Strait and Drake Passage.

In 1984, Argentina officially recognised these islands as Chilean territory.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_c

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11/ Leaving the Pacific and turning to the Atlantic, we have the Beagle Conflict, a tense border dispute between Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± and Argentina πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· that nearly led to war in 1978.

The conflict centered on the Picton, Lennox, and Nueva Islands in the Beagle Channel, a key waterway with access between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans alongside the Magellan Strait and Drake Passage.

Map of the disputed regions involved in the Beagle Conflict
Current map of the region
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ replied to OpenCage

12/ Finally, before we wrap up this thread, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± is one of seven sovereign states with territorial claims in Antarctica πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ πŸ‡«πŸ‡· πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡±

Chile claims a part of West Antarctica and nearby islands and cover areas such as the South Shetland Islands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territor

Below are maps of the different territorial claims and the highlighted area claimed by Chile.

Learn more in our Antarctica thread:
en.osm.town/@opencage/11013011

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12/ Finally, before we wrap up this thread, Chile πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± is one of seven sovereign states with territorial claims in Antarctica πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ πŸ‡«πŸ‡· πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡±

Chile claims a part of West Antarctica and nearby islands and cover areas such as the South Shetland Islands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_

Map of Chile's Antarctic claims
Chile political map with all claimed territories and maritime zones
OpenCage πŸ‘‰πŸŒ replied to OpenCage

13/ We hope you enjoyed our look at πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± Chilean #geoweirdness

Thanks for reading and sharing πŸ™. What did we miss?

We have many more threads about specific countries and regions, border disputes, geocoding, etc over on our blog: blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

If you’re curious about this region, we’ll leave you with our threads about nearby

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Argentina:
en.osm.town/@opencage/11059918

and

πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil:
en.osm.town/@opencage/10985110

Until next time!

13/ We hope you enjoyed our look at πŸ‡¨πŸ‡± Chilean #geoweirdness

Thanks for reading and sharing πŸ™. What did we miss?

We have many more threads about specific countries and regions, border disputes, geocoding, etc over on our blog: blog.opencagedata.com/geothrea

If you’re curious about this region, we’ll leave you with our threads about nearby

Screenshot of the OpenCage blog page listing all of our geothreads
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