this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2025
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You can see this is an older map since Greenland is now at 0km thanks to the conclusion of the Whiskey War splitting up Hans Island down to the middle.
The what now?
Canada and Denmark had a very long territorial dispute (1973-2022) over Hans Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island
It was obviously a friendly dispute, but they did lower the other countries flag and raise their own, which could be considered a war declaration. They both left liquor every time they went to Hans Island to raise their flags. (Canada left whiskey, Denmark left snaps)
It has its own wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisky_War
That sounds like a fun kind of war. What a useless looking island though!
The uselessness was probably why neither country actually cared and just had fun, turning the uselessness into a useful fun thing to tie their servicemen in the far north together!
It is about natural resources 😉
Naturally fermented resources.