Canada and Denmark both claim the small Hans Island off of Greenland.

It contains Hans Island, which is claimed by both Canada and Denmark.

Hans Island is named after him.

Its two sister islands are Franklin Island and Hans Island.

Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark.

Hans Island is situated in the centre of this area.

Danish flags were planted on Hans Island in 1984, 1988, 1995 and 2003.

From 1850 to 1880, the area in which Hans Island is situated was explored by American and British expeditions.

One of the items also discussed was the possibility of establishing a reciprocal arrangement for processing applications to conduct research on and around Hans Island.

Relations between the two countries have attracted attention in light of the dispute over Hans Island.