Hans Island has been the focus of a half-jocular, half-serious boundary quarrel between Canada and Denmark that began in 1973
The crew of Danish warship Vedderen perform a flag raising ceremony on the uninhabitated Hans Island off northwestern Greenland, on Aug. 13, 2002.A long-time mining geologist and developer has come up with his own solution to Canada’s long-running Arctic sovereignty dispute with Denmark.
Back then, the two countries set out to draw a conclusive border between Ellesmere and Greenland – at the time a Danish territory. They couldn’t decide what to do about Hans and left it until later. Canada’s then-defence minister Bill Graham visited in 2005, followed shortly by some Danish soldiers. In 2010, 64 Danish tourists landed and erected a cairn with the Danish flag.
Robins said there’s a serious purpose behind his attempt to use an online mineral claim as a tool of conquest.He also wants to draw attention to what he calls the current government’s neglect of the Arctic – particularly the poor understanding of the vast region’s geology, the foundation of the mining industry.
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