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Hans Island
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Submitted by Dimby on August 3, 2025
Hans Island shouldn’t be considered a true land border. It’s a tiny rock island that has no inhabitants. Aside from the fact that Greenland is only a territory, there are probably dozens of countries that would be “neighbours” if this type of border were considered. Netherlands-Germany? France-Netherlands? El Salvador-Nicaragua? Surely there are rocks in the shared sovereignty of the Gulf of Fonseca that could be disputed into halves or even thirds with Honduras!
For the record, there are similar scenarios of other countries sharing islands. However, most countries usually opt for “condominium” agreements, where they share co-sovereignty. Canada and Denmark almost did this with Hans Island in 2012. But would we have to consider countries to be neighbours if they shared territory with each other?
Anyway, to end this rant, please ignore Hans Island. It isn’t a real border. There are no inhabitants. It’s solely for the EEZ. Maybe one day I’ll become rich and powerful and pay to have a 1-kilometre canal dug across the island…
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I hate, hate, hate Hans Island and wish someone would just blow it up.
Because, on every freaking quiz there is someone who has to comment "but what about Hans Island" as if they are having an original thought.
The gulf itself is a condominium between the three countries. This gets tricky when you consider the implications. If the three countries share the water, then Nicaraguan territorial waters border El Salvadoran land, and vice-versa.
So should this count as a border? Given that the D.R. Congo and Tanzania are considered to have one, maybe so.
Interesting point on the Congo, but that’s fresh water so people could make that distinction. 🤔
I think it should have remained as it was with the liquor being passed between the two countries.