Directory of Hans Island Resources

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Hans Island lies in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland, and is claimed by both Canada and Denmark.

Resources in This Category

• Canada island visit angers Danes

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4715245.stm
  The BBC reports that the Canadian defence minister's visit to a tiny barren island in the Arctic sparks a row with Denmark.

• Hands off Hans Island

  http://www.canadafreepress.com/2005/rubin072705.htm
  The Canada Free Press explains the legal importance of Hans Island.

• Hans Island

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Island
  Wikipedia summarizes the known facts about the island and the territorial dispute.

• Hans Island: no oil, no minerals, but lots of geology

  http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/archives/40409/news/nunavut/40409_08.html
  Nunatsiaq News on the visit of two geologists to Hans Island.

Related Categories

• Home > Regional > Europe > Denmark > Dependent Areas
• Home > Regional > Europe > Denmark > Government
• Home > Regional > North America > Canada > Government > Departments and Agencies > Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Home > Regional > North America > Canada > Nunavut > Ellesmere Island
• Home > Regional > North America > Greenland
• Home > Regional > Polar Regions > Arctic

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