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The CIA World Factbook entry regarding the dispute:
uncontested sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland
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A Report of the CBC News:
Defence Minister Bill Graham's recent visit to an Arctic island off the northwest coast
of Greenland has set off a diplomatic row.
Last week, Graham walked about on 1.3-square-kilometre Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark. Graham said Canada
has always considered Hans Island its territory.
"Our view is that it's part of Canada and we continue to be there, to go there, the Danes go there as well and we are making
sure that the Danes know that this part of the Canadian territory," he said.
Denmark called in the Canadian ambassador to express its displeasure.
Peter Taksoe-Jensen, spokesman for Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, says for years Canada and Denmark
have agreed to disagree over the island and he sees it as a friendly dispute.
"Basically we have reacted because we want to keep the status quo ... if we didn't react to a situation we would risk to have
a worse negotiating position."
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Canada.
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