The 50-year "whiskey war" between Canada and Denmark over territory is over

Canada and Denmark have settled a long-standing territorial dispute over the ownership of Hans Island, a small piece of land located off the coast of Greenland. The signing of the relevant agreement is reported on the website of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In the 70s, these two countries could not agree on the ownership of Hans Island with an area of only 1.2 kilometers.

But in 1984, Canadian troops landed on the island, planted their flag there and left a bottle of Canadian whiskey. Then the Danish military arrived there. They drank whiskey, planted their flag and left schnapps. After that, the Canadians landed again, drank schnapps, again leaving their flag and whiskey.

And so, once every few months, the military of the two countries alternately landed for almost 50 years and drank alcohol.

But now the two countries have agreed to a truce, dividing the island roughly in half.