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HANS ISLAND, March 30 (UPI) -- Canada and Denmark are involved in an escalating dispute over a barren, rocky island high in the Arctic Ocean.
A Danish warship has made frequent visits to Hans Island, over which Danish sailors have raised their national flag, the Canadian daily National Post reported.
"The nation of Denmark has laid claim to Canadian territory. Its military ... hoisted its flag on our Arctic territory without permission, without warning, and without any fear of being stopped," said Canadian MP Stockwell Day.
"Since we think of it as part of Danish territory ... it is only natural that Danish officials go there from time to time," said Peter Taksoe-Jensen of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Aileen Carroll, the Canadian minister for international cooperation, said that "Hans Island constitutes part of the national territory of Canada. No assertion by the Danish ambassador or other Danish officials detracts from the absolute sovereignty that Canada enjoys over Hans Island."
Canada's top diplomat in Denmark was summoned to the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Monday to discuss the disagreement.
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