Isla Martin Garcia
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Isla Martin Garcia

Argentine island exclave surrounded by Uruguayan territory.

An agreement reached by Argentina and Uruguay in 1973 reaffirmed Argentine jurisdiction over Martín García (which is actually on the Uruguayan side of the boundary), ending a century-old dispute between the two countries over the island. 



The location of the Argentine island is marked with a red ellipse.

According to the terms of the agreement, Martín García was to be devoted exclusively to a natural preserve.

The island's area is about 2 km², and population  about 200 persons.

 

Servicio Meteorológico Nacional

Links:

http://www.maths.soton.ac.uk/staff/Martin-Garcia/me/MGisland.html

http://www.geocities.com/islamartingarcia/

http://www.deltaonline.com.ar/img/index.php3

http://espanol.geocities.com/olecram53/tratado1.html
Unofficial translation into English (by Karolis B.): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BoundaryPoint/message/9089

Acknowledgements: Chris Schulz

This page was last time updated 26/09/05 .