Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-denmark-reach-hans-island-deal-after-50-year-dispute-1.6487325

Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island

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Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Jun 13, 2022 6:00 PM ET | Last Updated: 12 hours ago

Canada and Denmark have reached an agreement to divide a tiny uninhabited island in the Arctic, ending a nearly 50-year-long international dispute between two friendly countries.

The Canadian government posted an order-in-council this week confirming the Hans Island deal. The government plans to announce the details Tuesday.

Martin Breum, a Copenhagen journalist and expert on the Arctic, said he's been briefed by government officials in Denmark on parts of the deal. He said the settlement shows the two countries agreed to split the 1.3-square-kilometre rock almost down the middle.

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[captain queeg]

1. That's the place where each govt representative stops by every couple years

To plant a flag or leave a bottle of their specific home booze?

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2. That's the one. nt

[gladium et scutum]

3. When the Danish Coast Guard visited the island

they would leave the flag of Denmark and a case of Heineken beer. When the Canadian Coast Guard visited the island, they would leave a Canadian flag and a case of Molson beer. This has been done each year for the last 30 years or so.

[captain queeg]

4. Seems a shame to stop it. I suppose some bean counter figured out how much a visit costs.

[Chainfire]

5. So, Solomon wasn't able to stop it...