Silala

Silala
Water Body
Loa and its afluents San Pedro, Silala and Salado Rivers
Country Bolivia
Chile
Region Potosí Department
Antofagasta Region

The Silala is a water body considerated river by Chile and spring by Bolivia, it rises in Bolivia and flows into Chile. Chile says that is an intentional River, but Bolivia says that it was artificially diverted. The division of the flow from this water body has been a matter of controversy between the two nations, Chile claiming that the present route makes it an international river.[1][2][3][4]

References

Notes
  1. ↑ tierraamerica.net
  2. ↑ Newton, Joshua, "The Disputed Silala River: A Catalyst for Cooperation? " (2007). Water Resources Research Center Conferences. Paper 28. link Accessed 8 April 2011
  3. ↑ Gabriel Eckstein and Brendan M. Mulligan Water Resources Development, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 595-606, September 2011. Posted on SSRN September 1, 2011 link Accessed 8 April 2011
  4. ↑ Gabriel Eckstein. The Silala Basin: One of the Most Hydropolitically Vulnerable Basins in the World. International Water Law Project Blog link Accessed 8 April 2011
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Coordinates: 22°00′32″S 68°00′12″W / 22.0089°S 68.0033°W / -22.0089; -68.0033

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