Lots of islands around the world are disputed between one or more countries, and are also uninhabited. It’s frequently said that they are “disputed between [X] and [Y] but administered by [Y],” or something similar. What does administering such an island really mean when there’s nothing there and no one on it except maybe flora/fauna?
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This is really specific and unique to each specific location, but in the most general terms, the country that administers a disputed territory is the one that has actual physical control over it. If it’s a small uninhabited island, it might mean as little as putting up a flag and maybe an unmanned weather station, or maybe a a scientific team drops by once a year to track the local wildlife or the occasional naval vessel checking in to make sure no one else is there.
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