10 Impressively Odd Boundary Disputes
We tend to think of boundaries as permanent lines across the Earth. But that image is a lie. Just as a meandering river and the gradual shifting of the Earth can change a landscape, the invisible tide of geopolitics can ruin a perfectly good border. Sometimes, these changes can lead to war. Other times, they simply lead to incredibly odd disputes.
10Denmark And Canada’s Adorable Border War
In the pantheon of great border disputes, Denmark and Canada’s “conflict” over Hans Island would come somewhere near the bottom. A 1.3-square-kilometer (0.5 mi
2) lump of rock in the Kennedy Channel, it lies almost equidistant between Canada and Denmark-administered Greenland. Since 1973, it has been at the center of one of the most adorable disputes in history.