The Beagle Channel dispute and its geopolitical consequences for the Austral-Antarctic region

For a century, the Beagle Channel was a point of contention for Chile and Argentina concerning their borders in the southern zone. Its geographical location implied a dispute between both nations’ opposing geopolitical interests. This article analyzes the dispute over the Beagle Channel through a qu...

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Published in:Revista Científica General José María Córdova
Main Author: Manzano-Iturra, Karen Isabel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Sello Editorial ESMIC - Escuela Militar de Cadetes "General José María Córdova" 2021
Subjects:
Argentina
Beagle Channel
Chile
conflict resolution
geopolitics
international tensions
canal del Beagle
geopolítica
solución de conflictos
tensiones internacionales
Antarctic
Argentine
Austral
Plano
Antarc*
Antártica
Online Access:https://revistacientificaesmic.com/index.php/esmic/article/view/786
https://doi.org/10.21830/19006586.786
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Summary:For a century, the Beagle Channel was a point of contention for Chile and Argentina concerning their borders in the southern zone. Its geographical location implied a dispute between both nations’ opposing geopolitical interests. This article analyzes the dispute over the Beagle Channel through a qualitative methodology with an established timeline (1881-1984). To this end, it assumes a geopolitical approach, resourcing the treaties and agreements established during this time and Chilean and Argentine authors defending the interests of their respective countries. As a result, it establishes the implications in the Austral-Antarctic Sea and the consequences in the maritime and continental shelf domains, which persist to this day. Durante un siglo, Chile y Argentina mantuvieron un punto de discusión sobre sus fronteras en la zona austral: el canal del Beagle, ya que, por su ubicación geográfica, implicaba una disputa entre los intereses geopolíticos contrapuestos de ambas naciones. Este artículo pretende analizar la disputa por el canal del Beagle mediante una metodología cualitativa con una dimensión temporal establecida (1881-1984). Para ello se asume un enfoque geopolítico y se recurre a los tratados y acuerdos establecidos durante este tiempo, así como a autores chilenos y argentinos que defendían los intereses de sus respectivos países. Como resultado, se establecen las implicancias en el mar austral-antártico y las consecuencias en el plano marítimo y en la plataforma continental, consecuencias que llegan hasta la actualidad.

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