Nueva Island

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Nueva Island is a small, strategically located island at the southern tip of South America that was a focal point of territorial tensions between Argentina and Chile during the Beagle conflict.

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Nueva Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
approximateLatitude 55 degrees south
arbitrationAwardYear 1977
borderDispute Argentina
Chile
country Chile
disputedBy Argentina
Chile
finalSovereigntyRecognizedFor Chile
involvedInConflict Beagle conflict
involvedInDispute Beagle Channel arbitration
locatedIn Beagle Channel region
linked to: Beagle Channel

Chile
Magallanes Region
South America
southern Atlantic Ocean
linked to: South Atlantic

southern tip of South America
nearbyIsland Lennox Island
Picton Island
nearbyWaterBody Beagle Channel
Cape Horn area
notableFor strategic maritime location
territorial tensions between Argentina and Chile
partOf Islas del Beagle
Tierra del Fuego archipelago
region southern cone
relatedTreaty Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Argentina and Chile
status uninhabited or sparsely populated
strategicImportance access to maritime resources
control of sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

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