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.
Statements (41)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.