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Aksai Chin
A high desert plateau administered by China and claimed by India
Crimea
A Black Sea peninsula held by Russia and claimed by Ukraine
Essequibo
Two-thirds of Guyana, claimed by Venezuela as Guayana Esequiba
Kashmir
A Himalayan region divided among three nuclear-armed states
The Chagos Archipelago
Indian Ocean atolls administered by Britain, claimed by Mauritius and the Maldives
The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
A South Atlantic archipelago administered by Britain and claimed by Argentina
The Golan Heights
A basalt plateau held by Israel since 1967 and claimed by Syria
The Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Islands)
Uninhabited East China Sea islets administered by Japan and claimed by China and Taiwan
The Southern Kuril Islands (Northern Territories)
Four volcanic islands administered by Russia and claimed by Japan
The Spratly Islands
Reefs and islets in the South China Sea claimed by six governments