Summary
Hans Island is a barren and uninhabited place, which is very hard to find on a map.
Yet these days the rock in the middle of the Arctic wasteland is much in demand - so much so that Canada and Denmark have both staked their claim to it with flags and warships.See the full content of this document
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International: Danes Flag Up Claim to the Rock of Gold
The reason: an international race for oil, fish, diamonds and shipping routes, accelerated by the impact of global warming.
The latest report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Cha...See the full content of this document
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