Chile Gained 1.2 Square Kilometres Following the Earthquake

Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 00:06 UTC

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The Chilean territory expanded 1.2 square kilometres into the Pacific following the February earthquake that ravaged the centre and south of the country, according to Sergio Barrientos, head of the University of Chile Seismologic Institute. Read full article

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Rhaurie-Craughwell
careful Chile! Your neighbor might start claiming those new 1.8 Km as an integral part of it's national territory!
May 12th, 2010 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gianni
LOL maybe they will but now we have another issues with them, we have “ undefined” borders with them so first we solve those border problems and then they can make another claim. I´m just tired of borders problems is like a endless story
May 12th, 2010 - 02:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bubba
I thought Perito Moreno defined the border a long time ago..
May 15th, 2010 - 09:05 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rhaurie-Craughwell
The Andes Icefield is still undefined I think and few snippets here and there....
May 15th, 2010 - 09:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gianni
Rhaurie is right
May 15th, 2010 - 04:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Tte Estevez
Careful. uk will claim Argentina and Chile and Antartica together.
May be they can use the pile of debt they have accumulated to pave the way!
May 17th, 2010 - 10:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Argie
Oh, no, Rhaurie-Craughwell on #1! I'm afraid it may well be the other way round. All problems with limits we had with our neighbours were, to this date, solved by mediation (King of England, Pope, &c) and in each we were given the wrong end of the stick! God however compensates us by slowly sinking the subcontinent in the Pacific Ocean and raising it on our side of the Andes.

To Tte Estevez: Debt accumulates because when there's one side that asks there's another that would (greedy?) lend, despite all the background and statistics collected along one hundred years. Who can be naive enough as to imagine there are no risks upon lending money to paupers (for whatever reason they've got to that point)? If the lenders can assume it, they have to stick to their decisions. Hypocritical? Who, me? Yes, but not the only one on the field.
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