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TIL that a small islet called South Talpatti was disputed between India and Bangladesh until 2010, when it was submerged due to rising sea levels caused by global warming, settling the dispute. (www.smh.com.au)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Reminds me of Hans Island, where there was a longtime border dispute between Canada and Denmark over a tiny island off of Newfoundland. They would each take each other's flag and replace it with their own, as well as a well known alcoholic beverage from each country. It was also settled peacefully, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what was the settlement?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They agreed to just split the island in half as the border, so now Canada and Denmark share a border.

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