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Hans Island is a small island far to the north in the Arctic. It is the size of a city block, and for four decades, Denmark and Canada disputed over who truly owned it. Along the way, they waged a war of flags and bottles of liquor.

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*sources*

• Newspapers.com
• United Nations: https://unric.org/en/the-whiskey-war-how-denmark-and-canada-used-diplomacy-to-solve-a-territorial-conflict/
• Arctic Portal: https://arcticportal.org/ap-library/news/3585-the-whisky-war-a-tale-of-peaceful-resolution-over-hans-island
• Canadian Geographic: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/canada-denmark-end-50-year-whiskey-war-over-hans-island/
• BBC: https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct4x8r

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