The Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina concerning the Río de la Plata and the Corresponding Maritime Boundary was signed in

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on 19 November 1973 by Dr.

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, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, and Mr. Alberto J. Vignes, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina. The treaty provides the geographical coordinates for the boundary points in the

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, affords the status of

Martín García Island Martín García Island () is the southern half of an island in the Río de la Plata. Martín García is in Uruguayan waters and was disputed between Argentina and Uruguay, but in 1973 they reached an agreement establishing it as Argentine terri ...

and other islands in the Río de la Plata, designates Martín García Island as the seat of an Administrative Commission for the Río de la Plata (, CARP), and regulates the adjacent maritime front. There are two kinds of zones in the Río de la Plata: the zones of

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and the zone of common jurisdiction. In zones considered to be of exclusive jurisdiction, each party may exert its authority without interference from the other. In the common zones these jurisdictions may be exercised concurrently and by the CARP. The inner waters of both countries are drawn intentionally to let the navigable waterways lie within the common zones. This combined definition of the boundary led to the

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and the

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Treaty between Uruguay and Argentina concerning the Rio de la Plata and the Corresponding Maritime Boundary 19 November 1973

The Río de la Plata and its Maritime Front Legal Regime
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Argentina – Uruguay Boundary
by The Geographer Office of the Geographer Bureau of Intelligence and Research Argentina–Uruguay relations Argentina–Uruguay border La Plata basin Treaties concluded in 1973 1973 in Uruguay 1973 in Argentina Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Uruguay Boundary treaties {{Treaty-stub

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