By Jeremy Luedi on May 28 2019 in World Facts Whereas many people are familiar with famous territorial disputes, be it Taiwan, Kosovo, or Crimea, …
Canada and Denmark Fight Over Island With Whisky and Schnapps
Hans Island is a disputed territory between Canada and Denmark. The militaries of both countries periodically visit to remove the other guy’s flag and leave a bottle of Danish schnapps or Canadian whiskey.
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The uninhabited half-square-mile island, possessing no apparent natural resources, is a bizarre sliver of territory for two countries to fight over. However, since the early 1930s, this nondescript rock...
Canada, Greenland and Denmark are inching toward settling the remaining grey areas along their Arctic boundaries. There's a 1.2-square-kilometre rock …