The ease with which Denmark allowed Iceland to secede from the kingdom, and the generosity of spirit which most Danes have shown towards Faroese aspirations for selfgoverning nationhood are symbolic aspects of a peculiarly Nordic peace. Outsiders looking at Scandinavia are often seduced into thinking that these are countries where diplomatic voices are simply never raised. But the case of the tiny island of Hesselø reveals that there are occasionally moments when even Scandinavian feathers are ruffled.
Tidal islands
There are islands which never lose their island status. And then there are islands which come and go with every tide. Such fragments of land, which are only proper islands at low tide, are called drying islands or tidal islands. We look at some ...
