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Jun 13, 2022 · Canada and Denmark have been feuding over the 1.3 square kilometre Hans Island for nearly 50 years. Hans Island has been in Canada’s orbit since 1880, when Britain’s Arctic possessions were...
- Hans Island, A.K.A. Tartupaluk
- Fighting The Liquor War
- “A Clear Signal to The World”
Known in the local Inuit languages as Tartupaluk (and in Danish as Hans Ø), Hans Island is a small (half a square mile, or 1.3 km2), barren, and uninhabited rock at 80° North, in the frigid waters of the Kennedy Channel, halfway between Ellesmere Island and Greenland. Ellesmere Island is Canada’s northernmost island and part of Nunavut, the country...
For nearly half a century, neither country would budge an inch. The overlapping claims even led to a conflict between both countries — although the so-called “Liquor War” must qualify as the most low-key and good-natured of international squabbles. It all started in 1984, when Canadians left a Canadian flag and a bottle of Canada Club whisky on the...
As a result, the maritime territory of Greenland is growing with an area the size of Jutland, Funen, and Zealand combined, reports Danish news channel TV2. (Jutland is the Danish mainland, the bit attached to Germany; Funen and Zealand are two of Denmark’s biggest islands. Hans Island is helpfully compared to Sprogø, a tiny island in the Great Belt...
The Peace Arch Border Crossing is the common name for the Blaine–Douglas crossing which connects the cities of Blaine, Washington and Surrey, British Columbia on the Canada–United States border.
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Peace Garden Ports of Entry Location and Traffic Map. To view Current Traffic Conditions at this border crossing, select “View Larger Map” and turn on the traffic layer.
Aug 7, 2023 · The border between Michigan, a U.S. state, and Canada is outlined by the Great Lakes: Lake Huron, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, Detroit River, and Lake Erie. It stretches across approximately 720 miles and shares multiple border crossings facilitating trade and travel between the two countries.
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Jun 14, 2022 · A half-century-long peaceful dispute over an uninhabited island has ended after an agreement was reached between Denmark, Greenland and Canada. The 50-year spat over Hans Island has been resolved after the countries agreed to a partition of the island and the Labrador Sea, which separates Greenland and Canada.
