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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
Canada and the United States have one land dispute over Machias Seal Island (off the coast of Maine), and four other maritime disputes in the Arctic and Pacific. The two countries share the longest international border in the world and have a long history of disputes about the border's demarcation (see Canada–United States border). [1]
East Richford Slide Road in the U.S. state of Vermont crosses into the Canadian province of Québec for a distance of approximately 330 feet (100 m) before returning to the United States. [7] The Piney Pinecreek Border Airport runway straddles the Canada–U.S. border, between the U.S. state of Minnesota and the Canadian province of Manitoba. [8]
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.
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A map of the extent of the Wari Empire c. 1230 Sinchi Roca , the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco , waged war against a nearby kingdom after the killing of the Inca diplomat Teuotihi c. 1290 Mayta Cápac , the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco , put the regions of Arequipa and Moquegua under the control of the Inca empire
Historical annexationist movements inside Canada were usually inspired by dissatisfaction with Britain's colonial government of Canada. Groups of Irish immigrants took the route of armed struggle, attempting to annex the peninsula between the Detroit and Niagara Rivers to the U.S. by force in the minor and short-lived Patriot War in 1837–1838.