Whereas many people are familiar with famous territorial disputes, be it Taiwan, Kosovo, or Crimea, there exists one battle which has eluded …
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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.
Far in the Arctic North lies the barren and desolate Hans Island. 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 has been at the center of an …
Canada, Greenland and Denmark are inching toward settling the remaining grey areas along their Arctic boundaries. There's a 1.2-square-kilometre rock …
