Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island [View all]
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Canada and Denmark reach deal to divide uninhabited Arctic island
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Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Jun 13, 2022 6:00 PM ET | Last Updated: 12 hours ago
Canada and Denmark have reached an agreement to divide a tiny uninhabited island in the Arctic, ending a nearly 50-year-long international dispute between two friendly countries.
The Canadian government posted an order-in-council this week confirming the Hans Island deal. The government plans to announce the details Tuesday.
Martin Breum, a Copenhagen journalist and expert on the Arctic, said he's been briefed by government officials in Denmark on parts of the deal. He said the settlement shows the two countries agreed to split the 1.3-square-kilometre rock almost down the middle.
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