2007-01-18 12:50:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
Danish dependencies are:
Faroe Islands
Greenland
2007-01-18 12:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Fences and windows 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Denmark is the smallest of the Scandinavian countries -occupies the Jutland peninsula, a lowland area. The country also consists of several islands in the Baltic Sea; the two largest are Sjælland, the site of Copenhagen, and Fyn.
Faroe Islands are an autonomous part of Denmark- a group of 18 islands, of which 17 are inhabited, is located in the North Atlantic about 200 mi (322 km) northwest of the Shetland Islands.
The islands joined Denmark in 1386 and have been part of the Danish kingdom ever since. The Faroes have had home rule, under Danish authority, since 1948.
Greenland is the other autonomous part of Denmark- which In 1721, was recolonized by the Royal Greenland Trading Company of Denmark.
Greenland was under U.S. protection during World War II, but it maintained Danish sovereignty. A definitive agreement for the joint defense of Greenland within the framework of NATO was signed in 1951. A large U.S. air base at Thule in the far north was completed in 1953. Under 1953 amendments to the Danish constitution, Greenland became part of Denmark, with two representatives in the Danish Folketing. On May 1, 1979, Greenland gained home rule, with its own local parliament (Landsting).
Iceland disputes the Faroe Islands' fisheries median line; Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm; Faroese continue to study proposals for full independence.
There is also an uncontested sovereignty dispute with Canada over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland.
Sweden was part of Denmark until the 17th century.
Denmark supported Napoléon, for which it was punished at the Congress of Vienna in 1815 by the loss of Norway to Sweden.
Beginning in 1944, Denmark's relationship with its territories changed substantially. In that year, Iceland declared its independence from Denmark, ending a union that had existed since 1380. In 1948, the Faroe Islands, which had also belonged to Denmark since 1380, were granted home rule, and in 1953, Greenland officially became a territory of Denmark.
2007-01-18 13:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by DAVID C 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
In addition to the other answers, Bornholm is an island in the Baltic that looks like it should be part of Sweden, as that is the closest land mass, but it is actually Danish.
BTW, Sweden as country was NEVER part of Denmark, as someone claimed. Parts of southern Sweden, Scania, were owned by Denmark (and the Swedish spoken there today sounds like Danish!), but Sweden has always been an independent country.
2007-01-18 18:58:15 · answer #3 · answered by haardvarx 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Greenland...they are self governing but Denmark still owns it( bought and paid for...hahah just kidding). They are consider within the danish kingdom, but no longer counties of denmark allowing for the communities to be self governed. It is the largest island in the world so obviously we own it.
2016-05-24 05:18:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Faroe Islands are an autonomous region of Denmark.
2007-01-18 12:54:56 · answer #5 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faroe Isles
2007-01-18 12:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by O Kay Sojaden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you own an island. Oops should have put that as a question.
2007-01-18 12:59:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋