Mike asked:
> isnt hans island situated in such a narrow passage that it could
> hardly affect much territorial sea anyway
> either way it goes
> not to mention any eez
The only map that I have that shows Hans Island is Microsoft STREETS & TRIPS,
which contains the notice "This data includes information taken with permission
from Canadian authorities © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada." The
island is not named, but it is very clearly shown at latitude 80.83° N,
longitude 66.65° W.
The Nares Strait between Greenland and Ellesmere Island averages about 24 miles
wide. The shortest distance between Hans Island and Ellesmere Island is
approximately ten miles. The shortest distance between Hans Island and a larger
and clearly Danish island near the Greenland coast is also approximately ten
miles. Holding dividers us to my computer screen, I can determine that Hans
Island is about one-eighth of a mile closer to the clearly Danish island near
Greenland than it is to Ellesmere Island. Of course, this assumes that the
digital mapping is that accurate.
Lowell G. McManus
Leesville, Louisiana, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "acroorca2002" <orc@...>
To: <BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:43 PM
Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: CADK - Hans Ø Dispute
this is already such a beautiful montage
i wish the clippophiles will overlook my replaying it almost entire
as the stackophiles rejoice in my topping it off as well with these
comments
first
i think it is not very liberal to claim the north pole
since that is supposed to be everyones ice
& second
isnt hans island situated in such a narrow passage that it could
hardly affect much territorial sea anyway
either way it goes
not to mention any eez
so what kind of exploitation are they talking about here anyway
in these few square miles
of defacto timeshare cocktail condo
a minuscule dot in a presumably vast hydrocarbon field
which is otherwise fully & clearly & happily delineated
& thus nothing to get hung about anyway
right
canada does have some real equidistance
& real eez
& real hydrocarbon
problems
however
with denmarks ally & alter pincer
the usa
off the coasts of the yukon &or alaska
but no amount of struggle with either clawhold will profit her
quixotic pole joust
or jest
which is coincidentally her only real problem here
however
she should soon lose all remaining delusions of grandeur to
those of the usa
if not to everyones land directly
as her bogus sector claims evaporate in unlos shock & awe
but she had already lost most of her far north to the inuit & the
aurora anyway
if ever she really owned them
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Doug Murray
<doug@d...> wrote:
> There is more on the dispute in the national papers. Most of
the
> coverage is in the National Post, which has a decidedly Liberal
bent.
>
> The online contents are by subscription only, but I think I have
found
> some links that work:
>
> Canada:
> http://tinyurl.com/33nco
>
> US Coverage:
> http://tinyurl.com/35khk
>
> Reuters (UK):
> http://tinyurl.com/2c2vz
>
> Cheers!
>
> Doug
>
> On Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 07:40 AM, Peter Smaardijk
wrote:
>
> > http://www.berlingske.dk/indland/artikel:aid=424670/
> >
> > Translation I will leave to the pros (the professional Danes
that is).
> >
> > Peter S.
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Hering"
<hering@m...>
> > wrote:
> > > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, Doug Murray
<doug@d...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > More in today's National Post: http://tinyurl.com/37gng
> > > >
> > > > Is there any coverage of this issue in the Danish press?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > >
> > > WELL....! No, not really...this issue seems to be more of
enter-
> > > tainment character than of any real political value...! :-))
> > > WHO cares...? One island more or less...:-))
> > >
> > > I'll let you know if there are any changes about this topic!!!
> > >
> > > btw: do NOT fear the breakdown of our mutual friendship,
mate!
> > > Diplomatic relations between our nations will remain
unhurt and
> > > super friendly...! And all Canadians - especially
BORDDERFREAKS-
> > > are more than welcome to have some pints of beer in
CPH..well???
> > >
> > > all yours
> > >
> > > Peter Hering
ladies & gentlemen i apologize again
i have tightened this up as much as i dare
but what remains defied my clipper by being just too good to clip
& salutes to mats for his excellent additions too
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