Hans Island is just a desolate, kidney shaped piece of rock in the Arctic. But for 49 years, it has been the source of a rare territorial dispute for Canada because it sits right in the middle of the international boundary between that country and Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark.
Over the decades the dispute between Canada and Demark has been fought in often whimsical ways.
Since Canadian troops began visiting the island in 1984 to plant maple leaf flags and leave behind bottles…
