The nations divided the uninhabited island of Hans, the battle around which lasted nearly 50 years and was jokingly called the “Whiskey War”.
Denmark and Canada have signed an agreement to settle the territorial dispute that has lasted since 1973 around the uninhabited island of Hans in Nurse Strait. This was reported on June 14 by the Danish Foreign Ministry.
Ottawa and Copenhagen agreed that each of the countries would receive approximately half of the island, and the border would pass through a crevice in the middle of it.
The formal agreement will be signed after approval by the state parliaments. When the document takes effect, Canada and Denmark will formally establish the longest maritime border in the world: its length will be 3882 km.
In addition, as a result of the division of the island, the countries would have a land border.
Recall that the dispute over the territory owned by the island with an area of 1.2 square meters. km emerged during negotiations between the two countries on the demarcation of borders in the Nares Strait – a section of sea approximately 35 km wide separating Canada and Greenland (which is an autonomous territory within Denmark) .
In 1973, a border agreement was usually reached, but the parties could not agree on the issue of ownership of Hans Island. For many years, Danish and Canadian soldiers alternately landed here, leaving behind their flag and a bottle of wine. Because of this, the confrontation was jokingly called the “Whiskey War”.
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Tokyo demanded the return of the islands of Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai. Russia emphasizes that southern Kuriles legally became part of the USSR after World War II, and Russia’s sovereignty over them is beyond doubt.
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Source: korrespondent
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