evidence: But what distinguishes this small island from the many others in the area? Well, Hans Island is peculiarly situated midway through the 35 km (21.7 mi) wide Nares Strait, which separates Nunavut, Canada, from Greenland. This poses a great interrogative since international law states that countries have control over territorial waters extending 22.2 km (12 mi) from their shores. So, Hans Island falls within both the Danish and Canadian 12-mile national waters, with both claiming the island as theirs. [...] After the colonization of the New World, Hans Island was left undiscovered for centuries. Then, Danish explorers ventured deep into the High Arctic region to discover the unknown, pioneering the tiny island. Due to the English territory transfer to the newly created Canada, Hans Island was claimed by both Canada and Denmark. International law did not help assign ownership to either due to the close proximity to both their shores. After a light-hearted conflict that lasted nearly 50 years, the "Whisky War" came to an end with the historical 2022 agreement that divided Hans Island between the two litigants to settle the decade-old dispute. Today, the territorial division on this inhabited island creates more than a few hassles for the local Inuit natives, who once roamed free on the island to hunt and now have to face two unforeseen ruling powers.