What the records say
- When
- since Oct 1960
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 12.10° N, 3.20° E
- Names
- Lete Island
- Region
- 3
- Censored at
- 2001-12
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Lété Island
Largest island in the Niger River
Lété Island is the largest island in the Niger River, at a length of approximately 16 kilometres and a width of 4 kilometres. Together with other smaller islands in the Niger River, it was the main focus of a border dispute between Niger and Benin, which began when the two countries were still under French rule.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation