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Claim: KaNgwane is a territory of South Africa (KaNgwane, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-11-11): South Africa approved the transfer to convince Transkei’s leader Kaiser Matanzima to declare "independence". On the other hand, while demanding back the "conquered territory" (portions of South Africa’s Free State province taken by Afrikaner settlers in the 19th century), the leaders of Lesotho were unwilling to take on the Basotho bantustan of Qwaqwa (offered by South Africa) because it was not the whole conquered territory, and it would have meant recognising apartheid. [...] Swaziland’s King Sobhuza II, meanwhile, signed a deal in 1982 that would have enlarged the Swazi kingdom by incorporating KaNgwane, the area that had been designated as a bantustan for Swazi-speaking South Africans. In exchange, Sobhuza and the Swazi state would take on as citizens every Swazi-speaking person in South Africa. And, in a secret pact, they would expel the then-banned liberation movement, the African National Congress (ANC), from its forward bases in the kingdom. KaNgwane leaders rejected the deal. The KwaZulu administration, which would have lost its Ingwavuma District as well under the deal, sued in court to have it declared void. And so, the deal gradually fell apart and was never consummated.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-16): The Los Monjes islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Los Monjes)[1] is a federal dependency[2] of Venezuela[3] are located to the northwest 80 kilometres (49.7 miles) of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres (21.6 miles) off the coast of Guajira Peninsula at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[4][5] [...] "The Government of Colombia declares that it does not object to the sovereignty of the United States of Venezuela over the Los Monjes Archipelago and that consequently it does not object to the exercise of that sovereignty, or to any act of claim that it may make with respect to the exercise of that sovereignty, or to any act of domination by that country over the archipelago in question." [...] - ^ Hernández Caballero, Serafín (Editor). 1998: Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Editorial Globe, C.A. Caracas. 10 volúmenes. ISBN 980-6427-00-9 ISBN 980-6427-10-6 - ^ "Archipiélago Los Monjes". a-venezuela. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The Los Monjes islands, a federal dependency of Venezuela , are located to the northwest of theGulf of Venezuela , 34.8 km off the coast ofParaguaná Peninsula , at the border betweenColombia and the Venezuelan state ofZulia .The islands consist of rocks rising steeply out of the sea, without any beaches or natural landing. The Venezuelan Navy maintains a base on El Sur, where it constructed a pier. The islands have no natural resources and must be supplied from the mainland. Fishing is the main activity around the islands, usually by fishing boats making the short trip from the Paraguaná Peninsula in Venezuela. [...] *Monjes del Sur (coord|12|22|N|70|54|W) consists of the two largest islands, connected by an artificial dam. The southern of the two islands reaches a hight of 70 m and has alighthouse .
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2008-11-12): The Los Monjes islands, a federal dependency of Venezuela, are located to the northwest of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 km off the coast of Paraguana Peninsula, at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia. [...] Monjes del Sur consists of the two largest islands, connected by an artificial dam. The southern of the two islands reaches a height of 70 m and has a lighthouse. [...] This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Los Monjes Archipelago
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Archipiélago Los Monjes (Islas Los Monjes) / [...] Archipielago Los Monjes (Archipiélago Los Monjes) is a islands (class T - Hypsographic) in Dependencias Federales, Venezuela (South America) with the region font code of Americas/Western Europe... Archipiélago Los Monjes is also known as Archipielago Los Monjes, Archipielago de Los Monjes, Archipiélago Los Monjes, Archipiélago de Los Monjes, Islas Los Monjes, Los Monges, Los Mongos, Los Monjes, Monks.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-26): The Los Roques Archipelago[2][3] (Spanish: Archipiélago de Los Roques)[4][5] is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 km2 (15.68 sq mi). The archipelago is located 128 km (80 mi) directly north of the port of La Guaira, in the Caribbean Sea. [...] In 2012 the Venezuelan National Navy named a Damen Stan Lander 5612 landing craft after the islands.[citation needed] In 2012, the Organic Regulations of the Head of Government of the Insular Territory of Miranda were approved, which establishes the organization of the government in Los Roques, La Orchila and Las Aves.[8] In 2014 the government of the Territory together with the inhabitants of Los Roques established the Norms of Communal Coexistence of the Insular Territory Francisco de Miranda in the Archipelago of Los Roques.[9] [...] Legislative power [edit]Los Roques archipelago has no legislative power of its own. Being part of the Insular Territory of Miranda (a subdivision of the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela) its budget and laws are established by the central or national government of Venezuela, through the national assembly based in Caracas, which sets the budget and controls the action of the government.[8]
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Los Monjes (Islas Los Monjes) / [...] Los Monjes (Los Monjes) is a islands (class T - Hypsographic) in Dependencias Federales, Venezuela (South America) with the region font code of Americas/Western Europe... Los Monjes is also known as Archipielago Los Monjes, Archipielago de Los Monjes, Archipiélago Los Monjes, Archipiélago de Los Monjes, Islas Los Monjes, Los Monges, Los Mongos, Los Monjes, Monks.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Archipiélago de Los Monjes (Islas Los Monjes) / [...] Archipielago de Los Monjes (Archipiélago de Los Monjes) is a islands (class T - Hypsographic) in Dependencias Federales, Venezuela (South America) with the region font code of Americas/Western Europe... Archipiélago de Los Monjes is also known as Archipielago Los Monjes, Archipielago de Los Monjes, Archipiélago Los Monjes, Archipiélago de Los Monjes, Islas Los Monjes, Los Monges, Los Mongos, Los Monjes, Monks.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-02-04): The Los Monjes islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Los Monjes)[1] is a federal dependency[2] of Venezuela[3] are located to the northwest 80 kilometres (49.7 miles) of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres (21.6 miles) off the coast of Guajira Peninsula at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[4][5] [...] In 1952, the Colombian president in charge, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, through his foreign minister Juan Uribe Holguín, in response to a claim by Venezuela, recognized Venezuelan sovereignty over Los Monjes[6][7] through a diplomatic note[8] (GM-542): "The Government of Colombia declares that it does not object to the sovereignty of the United States of Venezuela over the Los Monjes Archipelago and that consequently it does not object to the exercise of that sovereignty, or to any act of claim that it may make with respect to the exercise of that sovereignty, or to any act of domination by that country over the archipelago in question."
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-20): The Los Monjes islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Los Monjes) is a federal dependency of Venezuela are located to the northwest 80 kilometres (49.7 miles) of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres (21.6 miles) off the coast of Guajira Peninsula at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia. [...] "The Government of Colombia declares that it does not object to the sovereignty of the United States of Venezuela over the Los Monjes Archipelago and that consequently it does not object to the exercise of that sovereignty, or to any act of claim that it may make with respect to the exercise of that sovereignty, or to any act of domination by that country over the archipelago in question." [...] In Spanish: Archipiélago Los Monjes para niños - Federal Dependencies of Venezuela - List of marine molluscs of Venezuela - List of Poriferans of Venezuela
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-01-01): The Los Monjes islands, a federal dependency of Venezuela, are located to the northwest of the gul of Venezuela. [...] Monjes del Sur consists of the two largest islands, connected by an artificial dam. The southern of the two islands reaches a height of 70 m and has a lighthouse. [...] Share your comments or photos on "Los Monjes archipelago (Venezuela)"
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-04-30): The Los Monjes islands, a federal dependency of Venezuela, are located to the northwest of the Gulf of Venezuela, 34.8 kilometres (21.6 miles) off the coast of Guajira Peninsula, at the border between Colombia and the Venezuelan state of Zulia.[1][2] [...] - Monjes del Sur (12°22′N 70°54′W / 12.367°N 70.900°W) consists of the two largest islands, connected by an artificial dam. The southern of the two islands reaches a height of 70 metres (230 ft) and has a lighthouse. [...] - Monjes del Norte (12°30′N 70°55′W / 12.500°N 70.917°W), is 12.3 km (7.6 mi) NNE of Monjes del Este, and consists of five small rocks, the largest one of which reaches a height of 41 metres (135 ft).
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The MapBiomas Venezuela Collections are historical series of annual maps that cover a certain period of time, and that expand across the entire Venezuelan territory (except for the Los Monjes Archipelago, Isla de Aves and Guayana Esequiba - Reclamation Area subject to the Geneva Agreement of February 17, 1966). For example, MapBiomas Venezuela Collection 1.0 of annual land cover and land use maps corresponds to the period 1985-2022.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-07-20): On August 22, 1871, Venezuelan President Antonio Guzmán Blanco decided to group all the Venezuelan islands, except Coche, Cubagua, Margarita and Isla de Aves, as the Federal Territory of Columbus, which would be controlled by a governor appointed by the President of the Republic. The United Kingdom wanted the Isla de Patos, but on February 26, 1942, it was resolved by the delimitation of the soil and subsoil of the Gulf of Paria. The Los Monjes Archipelago, which Venezuela integrated as part of its territory, was the object of controversy, but in 1952, the Colombian Foreign Minister recognized Venezuelan sovereignty over the territory through a diplomatic note and in 1992, the Colombian government affirmed that it would not claim the territory. [...] The Archipelago of Los Roques is one of the biggest tourist attractions of the country with a variety of beaches and cays that are visited by tourists from all over the world.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-02-25): That area with black and white stripes you see on the eastern side of all Venezuelan maps (made in Venezuela), is actually a territory of 159,500 square kilometers currently in dispute between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. It’s adjacent to the southeastern Venezuelan border—from the Roraima to the southern Orinoco delta—, and on the western Guyana border and the Atlantic window between the mouths of the Orinoco and Esequibo rivers. The territory is home to around 300,000 people, between Afro-Guyanese (38% of the population), Indo-Guyanese (52%), and Native Indigenous people (Waraos, Arawaks, and Caribes, 10%). [...] The northern coast of the Esequibo would give Venezuela a much more consolidated exit to the Atlantic ocean: our territory would gain 280 km of coast line, which would mean an expansion not only of its continental platform, but also of its sea limits, its adjoining areas and exclusive economic areas as well. This would generate total maritime sovereignty over the Atlantic for 22.2 km, and customs jurisdiction for 44.4 km. Venezuela now has the ability to cover the southern Caribbean thanks to the checkpoints at the Isla de Aves and the Los Monjes archipelago; if the coastal band towards the Esequibo is expanded, the fishing resources would be much broader, also strengthening Venezuela in terms of security and defense.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Los Monjes Archipelago, La Tortuga Island, La Sola Island, Los Testigos Islands, Los Frailes Archipelago, Patos Island, Los Roques Archipelago, La Blanquilla Island, Los Hermanos, Archipelago, La Orchila Island, Las Aves Archipelago, Aves Island
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2012-01-01): This climate is extremely hot and dry, with brief and very scarce rains. In many cases, the soil lacks vegetable cover. It is found in some federal dependencies, like the Los Monjes, La Tortuga and La Orchila archipelagos and, largely, the Araya Peninsula (Sucre state). [...] Insular Region: This consists of the Nueva Esparta state and federal territories, with an administrative base at La Asuncion , capital city of the state of Nueva Esparta . The region is the smallest in the country, its main feature is its condition of being composed of islands of small size . The climate is tropical warm. The islands and archipelagos of the Venezuelan Caribbean have a diverse and lush vegetation as the rest of the islands of the southern Caribbean Sea , where alternate tropical forest ecosystems , mangrove forests and semi - desert areas. Tourism is developed in most of the islands and is the main income for this region . Destinations are recognized internationally for its beautiful beaches and landscapes: La Isla Margarita , Los Roques and Mochima name a few. The island arc covers a total of 311 islands that form a line parallel to the coast. The soils are formed from igneous , metamorphic , very old and eroded rocks exposed to the surface between them are the Monks Archipelago , Archipelago Los Roques , Isla Orchila Island Blanquilla Island Brothers , and Los Frailes Archipelago Witnesses archipelago .
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-05-01): - "The Federal Dependencies of Venezuela encompass most of Venezuela's off shore islands in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Venezuela, excluding those islands which form the State of Nueva Esparta. These islands, with a total area of 342 square kilometres, are sparsely populated - according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Census only 2,155 people live there permanently, with another hundred from Isla Margarita who live there seasonally to engage in fishing. " [...] - Archipiélago Los Monjes - La Tortuga Island - La Sola Island - Los Testigos Islands - Islas Los Frailes - Patos Island - Los Roques Archipelago - Blanquilla Island - Los Hermanos Archipelago - La Orchila|Orchila Island - Las Aves Archipelago - Isla Aves
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-07-31): Mochima National Park is the second marine park decreed in the country, it is shared with the state of Sucre, it gathers several islands and islets such as Chimanas, Mono, Picuda Grande, Caracas, Venado, borracha. On the coastal side it occupies a mountainous area with a group of beaches, gulfs and coves. The mountainous part is made up of sedimentary rocks of steep relief with slopes that fall abruptly towards the sea. They are giant cliffs devoid of vegetation, which form strange figures in the stone. The coastal vegetation is essentially thorny, where cactus and shrubs such as cuji, dividivi, yacure, guamacho, espinito and retama predominate. Towards the insular sector there are three species of buttonwood mangrove. Ascending there is an area where species like the vera palo santo, the guatacaro, the jobo pelón, the cardón and the araguaney can be observed. From the 900 m above sea level, the premontane rainforest appears.[citation needed]
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2011-08-04): On Wednesday Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that he will use his existing legislative authority to create the Insular Territory of Miranda off the country's northern Caribbean coast, a territorial zone that includes Los Roques, La Orchila and the Archipelago Las Aves. [...] Article 11, for example, states: "The full sovereignty of the Republic is exercised on the continental, and insular spaces, lake and river spaces, territorial sea, historic, vital and inland sea areas, and those lying within such straight baselines as have been adopted or may come to be adopted by the Republic; seabed and under the seabed of the aforementioned; the continental, insular and maritime air space and the resources located within the aforementioned spaces, including genetic resources, migratory species, derived products and any intangible components that may be present within the aforementioned spaces because of natural causes. The insular space of the Republic includes the Archipelago of Los Monjes, Las Aves, Los Roques, La Orchila, La Tortuga, La Blanquilla, Los Hermanos, islands of Margarita, Cubagua and Coche, Los Frailes, La Sola Island, Los Testigos Archipelago, Patos Island and Aves Island, as well as the islands, islets, keys and banks located or coming in the future to emerge from the territorial sea, that covering the continental shelf or that lying within the limits of the exclusive economic zone. [...] Finally Chavez announced that the creation of a second insular territory is being evaluated, which would be composed by the triangle of islands that includes La Tortuga, La Blanquilla and the Archipelago Los Testigos.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-05): MapBiomas Venezuela is a network that brings together experts in satellite remote sensing, geographic information systems, ecology and programming from NGOs, universities and research centers, who work collaboratively to generate and share, publicly and free of charge, accurate and updated information on the transformation of the Venezuelan territory. We produce historical series of maps of land cover and land use and water surface, dating back to 1985, covering all of Venezuela (with the exception of the Los Monjes Archipelago, Isla de Aves and the state of Guayana Esequiba).
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): The Los Monjes Archipelago This Venezuelan archipelago, 0.2 km2 in area, is situated at the mouth of the Gulf of Venezuela, 35 km from the Guajira Peninsula (Colombia) and 45 km to the northeast of the state of Zulia (Venezuela). It is made up of three groups of uninhabited rocks and islets (except for a Venezuelan garrison) and without vegetation: South Monjes (70 m in altitude), East Monjes (43 m) and North Monjes (41 m). In 1833 (Treaty of Michelena Pombo), Venezuela recognises Colombia's claim to the larger part of the Guajira Peninsula... but the Venezuelan Congress refuses to ratify it. In 1891, arbitration by the Spanish Queen, Maria Christina, recognises Colombia's right to the largest part of Guajira based on the decrees (‘cedulas') of 1777 and 1790 by which the region was divided. This position is further confirmed in 1922 as a result of Swiss arbitration. But it is only in 1952 that the Colombian President, Roberto Urdaneta Arbalaez recognises Venezuela's sovereignty over the Los Monjes Islands, where a Venezuela is now established. The problem however is not totally resolved: in 1987, the arrival of a Venezuelan frigate provokes a sudden mounting of tension and military mobilisation. More recently, Venezuela has constructed fishing installations in order to exploit the local resource base.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Venezuela administers a number of Caribbean islands and archipelagos, among which are Margarita Island, La Blanquilla, La Tortuga, Los Roques, and Los Monjes. Since the early 19th century Venezuela has claimed jurisdiction over Guyanese territory west of the Essequibo River totaling some 53,000 square miles (137,000 square km)—nearly two-thirds of the land area of Guyana. Venezuela also has had a long dispute with Colombia over the delimitation of maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Venezuela and around the archipelago of Los Monjes.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-01-01): Leeward Antilles: Southwestern island chain of the Lesser Antilles, sometimes also referred to as southern Caribbean Islands: Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, and the Venezuelean islands Los Monjes Archipelago, La Tortuga, La Sola, Los Testigos, Los Frailes, Patos, Los Roques Archipelago, La Blanquilla, Los Hermanos, La Orchilla, Las Aves Archipelago, Isla Margarita, Coche, Cubagua.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2015-11-09): Speaking on television, Gen Padrino said the plane had entered Venezuelan airspace near the Los Monjes archipelago on the Caribbean coast.
Claim: Los Monjes Archipelago is a territory of Venezuela (Los Monjes Archipelago, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-13): Los Monjes Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Monjes): The Los Monjes Archipelago is a series of 24 rocky islets located north of the Gulf of Venezuela. It is notable for its ecological importance and marine biodiversity. Los Hermanos Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Hermanos): Los Hermanos Archipelago comprises a chain of eight rocky, barren islets off the northern coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, part of the Lesser Antilles. [...] Los Frailes Archipelago (Archipiélago Los Frailes): The Los Frailes Archipelago is a group of ten islands located about 250 km (155 mi) north of the coast of Venezuela. The islands are uninhabited and are a protected area for seabirds.