12/ Finally, before we wrap up this thread, Chile π¨π± is one of seven sovereign states with territorial claims in Antarctica π¦π· π¦πΊ π³πΏ π«π· π³π΄ π¬π§ π¨π±
Chile claims a part of West Antarctica and nearby islands and cover areas such as the South Shetland Islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_Antarctic_Territory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_claims_in_Antarctica#South_American_involvement
Below are maps of the different territorial claims and the highlighted area claimed by Chile.
Learn more in our Antarctica thread:
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/110130119187074162
13/ We hope you enjoyed our look at π¨π± Chilean #geoweirdness
Thanks for reading and sharing π. What did we miss?
We have many more threads about specific countries and regions, border disputes, geocoding, etc over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
If youβre curious about this region, weβll leave you with our threads about nearby
π¦π· Argentina:
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/110599187621622687
and
π§π· Brazil:
https://en.osm.town/@opencage/109851103892999726
Until next time!
13/ We hope you enjoyed our look at π¨π± Chilean #geoweirdness
Thanks for reading and sharing π. What did we miss?
We have many more threads about specific countries and regions, border disputes, geocoding, etc over on our blog: https://blog.opencagedata.com/geothreads
If youβre curious about this region, weβll leave you with our threads about nearby