After half a century, the Canada-Denmark war is finally over

[EugW]

Whisky Wars: Denmark and Canada strike deal to end 50-year row over Arctic island

The Nato allies have been involved in a good-natured spat over ownership of Hans Island since 1971.

www.bbc.com

Since 1971, the countries have been "fighting" the "Whiskey Wars" to settle competing claims over Hans Island.

Successive expeditions from Ottawa and Copenhagen have braved icy conditions to plant bottles of alcohol on the tiny 1.2sq km (0.75sq-mile) rock.

But now officials have agreed to divide the outpost roughly in half.

 

[Rafterman]

Who gets the half with the ice beach?

 

[icanhazmac]

What @Rafterman said, nothing matters but the ice beach!

 

[EugW]

Hmm... I never thought of that. Canada at Eurovision?

Canada and Denmark settle ‘Whisky War’ with a bottle exchange

The friendly deal signed Monday will split the uninhabited mound of rock between Nunavut and Greenland roughly in half.

www.politico.com

“I think it was the friendliest of all wars,” Joly said, joking that she hopes Canada will now be able to participate in the Eurovision song contest due to its land border with Europe. She and Danish Foreign Affairs Minister Jeppe Kofod exchanged bottles of liquor at the ceremony in a nod to the tradition.

 

[decafjava]

Hmm... I never thought of that. Canada at Eurovision?

Canada and Denmark settle ‘Whisky War’ with a bottle exchange

The friendly deal signed Monday will split the uninhabited mound of rock between Nunavut and Greenland roughly in half.

www.politico.com

“I think it was the friendliest of all wars,” Joly said, joking that she hopes Canada will now be able to participate in the Eurovision song contest due to its land border with Europe. She and Danish Foreign Affairs Minister Jeppe Kofod exchanged bottles of liquor at the ceremony in a nod to the tradition.

Good now that we have an border we can prepare our invasion. Ahh friendly of course, eh.