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Reads the Natural Earth Disputed Areas Dataset

Source: R/data_naturalearth.R
read_ne_disputed_areas.Rd

Downloads and imports the Natural Earth 1:10m scale Admin 0 Breakaway and Disputed Areas dataset. This dataset depicts disputed and de facto political boundaries, including areas with contested sovereignty or breakaway regions.

Usage

read_ne_disputed_areas()

Value

An sf object

Details

The dataset shows boundaries based on control (de facto) rather than international recognition (de jure). It is intended for visualization and cartographic purposes. The dataset does not include temporal attributes, so no specific time validity is provided.

Note

  • Boundaries represent political disputes as mapped by Natural Earth; they may not reflect all perspectives or claims

  • Dataset is not dated and does not provide historical change tracking

  • Intended for cartographic and analytical use, not for legal boundary definitions

References

Natural Earth (2024). “Admin 0 - Breakaway and Disputed Areas. Made with Natural Earth. Free Vector and Raster Map Data.”

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Read disputed areas polygons
disputed_areas <- read_ne_disputed_areas()

# Inspect structure
print(disputed_areas)

# Plot disputed areas
plot(sf::st_geometry(disputed_areas),
     col = "red", border = "darkred",
     main = "Natural Earth Disputed Areas")
} # }