The British Hudson's Bay Company also built a trading center on the Columbia and claimed a large area north of it.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Both Canada and the state of Maine claimed the disputed area.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

The Mormons claimed a large area.

VOA: special.2009.06.04

Norman Baker, Liberal Democrat MP for the area, claimed the firm was showing "contempt for the people of Newhaven".

BBC: Norman Baker

An international court ruled in 1962 said that the Preah Vihear temple belonged to Cambodia, but the surrounding area is claimed by both sides.

BBC: Thai-Cambodia border fighting enters fourth day

Tanzania and the Seychelles look like falling out over an area near Aldabra, and Mauritius has claimed an area round Rodrigues island that includes the Chagos archipelago.

ECONOMIST: The scramble for the seabed