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	Topics Picton, Lennox and Nueva Topic Home See also : Beagle Channel cartography since 1881Beagle Channel cartography since 1881 The Beagle Channel, discovered 1830, was one of the last ones to be colonized by Chile and Argentina.... Picton, Lennox and Nueva is a group of three islands (and their islets) located on the extreme south of South AmericaSouth America South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west b... , in the ChileChile Summary Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the And... an commune of Cabo de HornosCabo de Hornos, Chile Cabo de Hornos is a Chilean commune located in the south of Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in Ant?rtica Province, Magallanes ... , Antártica Chilena ProvinceAntártica Chilena Province Summary Ant?rtica Chilena Province is one of four provinces in its southernmost region, Magallanes and Ant?rtica Chilena Region.... of Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region, near Navarino Island and the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del FuegoIsla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait... in the ArgentineFacts About Argentina Argentina is a country in southern South America.... province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands. Lennox 170 km² Nueva 120 km² Picton 105 km² History Due to their strategic location south of the Beagle ChannelBeagle Channel Beagle Channel is a strait separating islands of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in extreme southern South America.... and facing the Atlantic Ocean, the islands were also claimed by Argentina, causing a serious border conflict with neighboring Chile. Picton, Lennox and Nueva granted Chile possible claims on part of the Atlantic Ocean, several other islands including the Falkland islandsFalkland Islands The Falkland Islands, also called the Malvinas, are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located 300 miles from ... and of a larger part of AntarcticaAntarctica Antarctica is the southernmost continent and encompasses the South Pole.... . Also, gold and oil had supposedly been found. The two countries agreed to submit to arbitration by Britain'sGreat Britain Great Britain is an island lying off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe and to the east of Ireland, comprising the ma... Queen Elizabeth IIFacts About Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom }\|-\|\|}Elizabeth II is the Queen of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth Realms.... . In May 1977, the queen ruled that the islands and all adjacent formations belonged to Chile. Argentina refused to accept the ruling, and relations between the two countries became extremely tense, moving to the brink of open warfare. In 1979 the two countries agreed — via the Act of MontevideoTreaty of Montevideo There have been several treaties signed in Montevideo. ... — to allow Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul II Pope John Paul II , , born Karol Jzef Wojtyla reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from October 16 1978 until his ... to mediate the dispute through the good offices of Cardinal Antonio Samoré, his special envoy. The pope's ruling resulted in the ratification of a treaty to settle the dispute in RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium.... in May 1985. External links (United Nations) [PDF] (TIME)