evidence: Out of interest, has anyone here visited Hans Island? It's a small (1.3 sq km) barren rock between Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Apparently, the Danes and the Canadians both claim the island and the military from each country visit it from time to time. The Canadians take down the Danish flag that's there, raise their own flag and then drink the schnapps left there by the Danes. They then leave some whisky and toddle off back to Ottawa. Some time later, the Danish military land, take down the Canadian flag, raise the Danish flag, drink the whisky left by the Canadians and then leave some schnapps before heading off back to Copenhagen. This has to be the most civilised territorial dispute ever! And it's been going on for some time. [...] Having a quick Google it doesn't seem there is any tourism to Hans Island. To be honest from the pictures there doesn't seem like there is much to see I think if either country started to run tours to the island it would probably escalate the conflict. Planting flags and leaving bottles of alcohol is all a bit of fun but if one country starts to financially benefit from the disputed territory that will probably start stirring up real animosity