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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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chara%C3

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean%

#geoweirdness

16 August at 12:07 | Open on en.osm.town
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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%

#geoweirdness
16 August at 12:09 | Open on en.osm.town
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

#geoweirdness

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.
16 August at 12:11 | Open on en.osm.town
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

#geoweirdness

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_
16 August at 12:15 | Open on en.osm.town
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
16 August at 12:21 | Open on en.osm.town
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