Lennox Island

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Lennox Island is a small island whose ownership and control have been historically contested, notably as the focus of the Beagle conflict between Argentina and Chile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
approximateLatitude about 55 degrees south
approximateLongitude about 66 degrees west
archipelago Picton, Nueva and Lennox Islands NERFINISHED
borderDisputeType maritime and territorial dispute
climate subpolar oceanic climate
conflictMediationBy Holy See NERFINISHED
conflictResolutionMethod papal mediation
conflictRiskPeriod late 1970s
continent South America
country Chile
currentStatus peacefully administered by Chile
disputeKeyIssue sovereignty over islands in the Beagle Channel
disputePeriod 20th century
geopoliticalSignificance part of southernmost territories of Chile
groupWith Nueva Island NERFINISHED
Picton Island NERFINISHED
historicallyClaimedBy Argentina NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
involvedIn Beagle Channel dispute NERFINISHED
Beagle conflict NERFINISHED
locatedIn Beagle Channel NERFINISHED
South America
Southern Cone NERFINISHED
Tierra del Fuego archipelago NERFINISHED
locatedInOcean Southern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
navigationRelevance near routes around Cape Horn
nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Drake Passage NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
partOf Antártica Chilena Province NERFINISHED
Cape Horn Commune NERFINISHED
Magallanes Region NERFINISHED
regionType remote southern island
relatedTreaty Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Argentina and Chile NERFINISHED
sovereigntyRecognizedAs Chilean territory
strategicImportance access to Atlantic and Southern Ocean sea lanes
control of adjacent maritime zones
treatyOutcome recognized Chilean sovereignty over Lennox Island
uninhabitedStatus sparsely populated or uninhabited

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