Did you know a tiny, uninhabited island caused a decades-long “war” between Canada and Denmark? Hans Island sits exactly 18 km from both countries, giving each a legal claim under international law. Instead of bullets, this conflict was fought with flags and bottles of liquor. Danish officials left schnapps. Canadian soldiers replied with whisky. This friendly back-and-forth continued for years until 2022, when both nations finally agreed to divide the island, creating a brand-new land border. O
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Did you know a tiny, uninhabited island caused a decades-long “war” between Canada and Denmark? Hans Island sits exactly 18 km from both countries, giving each a legal claim under international law. Instead of bullets, this conflict was fought with flags and bottles of liquor. Danish officials left schnapps. Canadian soldiers replied with whisky. This friendly back-and-forth continued for years until 2022, when both nations finally agreed to divide the island, creating a brand-new land border. O
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Canadian and Danish officials are raising a glass after settling a friendly, decades-long dispute over Hans Island, a tiny, obscure piece of land in the Arctic. Mike Drolet looks at what spurred the squabble, dubbed the "whisky war," and the solution. | Global Edmonton
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