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[-] tissek@sopuli.xyz 37 points 1 day ago

And Canada does have a land border with an EU country - Denmark. Canada and Denmark had a long standing border dispute over Hans island featuring multiple armed raids. It was resolved in a mature and sensible fashion to just divide the island. Good for all involved.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 6 points 19 hours ago

multiple armed raids

I mean...technically....sure. But the two armed groups were never actually there at the same time. They simply came at different times to swap Whiskey and Schnaps.

[-] tissek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

And to lower the other's flag

[-] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 1 points 18 hours ago

Taking whiskey and leaving fucking schnapps is the real crime here.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 17 hours ago

Welp, now the Danes are going to vote no.

[-] Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

Hahaha. All in good fun. We're basically cousins at this point.

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

The only 'dispute' I know about on Hans island was the Whisky Dispute, which was resolved peacefully after years of soldiers 'claiming' the land by stealing each other's flags and leaving booze for each other. More like a very lazy game of capture the flag if you ask me.

Are these the armed raids you refer to?

[-] tissek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 15 hours ago

Yes. The raids were mostly to not to forfeit their territorial claims, booze left as a sorry for the trouble gift.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago

And another (and older) maratime border with France.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

It was resolved in a mature and sensible fashion to just divide the island.

Along the obvious seam that was there the whole time.

[-] Albbi@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago

Canada also has land in France. The Vimy Ridge memorial is officially Canadian territory, granted by France.

[-] Undearius@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 day ago

France also has St. Pierre and Miquelon that shares a border with Newfoundland.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

Maritime border. They are a couple km off the coast.

[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

I'd hate to be the custom's agent posted there.

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