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The Whisky War, also known as the Liquor Wars, [1] was a bloodless war and border dispute between the Kingdom of Denmark and Canada over Hans Island.Between 1973 and 2022, the island was under dispute between the two nations, although never amounting to direct conflict or violence.
Its location in the strait that separates Ellesmere Island of Canada from northern Greenland was for years a border dispute, the so-called Whisky War between the two countries of Canada and Denmark. Hans Island is the smallest of three islands in Kennedy Channel off the Washington Land coast; the others are Franklin Island and Crozier Island.
This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
Hans Island is a small, uninhabited barren knoll measuring 1.3 km 2 (0.5 sq mi), located in the centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait. The island is claimed by both Canada and Greenland with the Kingdom of Denmark. [12] In 1973 Canada and the Kingdom of Denmark ratified a treaty defining the border in the area.
Pig War (1859) San Juan Islands, United States 15 June 1859 October 1859: Washington Territory: Colony of Vancouver Island: Sumdorong Chu standoff: Sumdorong Chu valley: 1986 May 1987 India China [2] Turbot War: Grand Banks of Newfoundland; English Channel: 1994: 1996 Canada Spain: Whisky War: Hans Island: 1973 [3] 2022 Canada Denmark
Sino-Vietnamese War China v. Vietnam: Cao Bằng Lạng Sơn Spratly Islands ~56,000 1982: 1982: Falklands War Argentina v. United Kingdom: Falkland Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: 904 1984: 2022: Whisky War Denmark v. Canada: Hans Island: 0 1984: 1987: Siachen conflict Pakistan v. India: Siachen Glacier ~2,400 1985: 1985 ...
2022 June 14 — Hans Island is split between Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, ending the cordial Whisky War. 2023 May 26 — The Netherlands and France make an agreement to clarify the border in Sint-Maarten after a dispute in 2016, [39] the treaty is not yet in effect.
Another mention worthy example of cooperation outside of the Arctic Council is "the Whiskey War" between two allies, Denmark and Canada. 1973 Denmark and Canada signed a treaty delimitating their border in the water between the east coast of Greenland and the western/northern coast of Canada.