The Liancourt Rocks, also known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese are part of a territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea. Currently S. Korea has a small colony living here.
The Senkaku Islands, also known as Diaoyu Islands are currently part of a dispute between China and Japan. The area surrounding the island is said to be heavily populated by sharks.
The Republic of the Marshall Islands lays claim to Wake Island, though the United States of America has maintained a military presence here since World War II and annexed it in the late 1800s.
This territory has been disputed since the end of the Ottoman Empire, but today it is primarily a point of contention between Syria and Israel, with the disagreement stretching back to the late 1940s.
The Kashmir region has long been been disputed by India and Pakistan and incursions in 1999 lead to the two month long Kargil War.
The Strait of Juan de Fuca has been a maritime boundary dispute between the USA and Canada for years. Its resolution could affect other maritime boundary issues between the two countries.
The British have had sovereignty over the Island since 1690, with Argentina briefly controlling it in 1833. In 1982 Argentina invaded sparking the Falklands War which ended in Argentinian surrender.
Abkhazia and Georgia broke away from the former USSR. Georgia still claims control over the region, but Abkhazia claims their own independence. This has lead to conflicts through the 1990s and 2000s.
The Newborn site was unveiled when Kosovo declared their independence from Serbia on Feb. 17 2008. Serbia still disputes this, but Kosovo independence is recognized by 91 UN member countries.
