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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by cm2187 on Thursday February 07, 2019 @10:29AM (#19105739)
If such an island appears outside of any country's territorial waters, who gets to claim ownership of the island?
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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by BurningFrog on Thursday February 07, 2019 @11:02AM (#19106025)
Depends on how much oil there is.
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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by danohuiginn on Thursday February 07, 2019 @11:22AM (#19106189)
or guano

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands_Act

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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by have_faith on Thursday February 07, 2019 @10:33AM (#19105778)
Whoever gets there first? finders keepers.
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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by ccnafr on Thursday February 07, 2019 @10:33AM (#19105777)
First one to plant a flag in it. As always.
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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by ceejayoz on Thursday February 07, 2019 @10:48AM (#19105896)
First one to plant and successfully defend a flag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva_Reefs#Republic_of_Mine...

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Re:New Tonga island 'now home to flowers and owls' by sp332 on Thursday February 07, 2019 @11:01AM (#19106012)
https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-and-denmark-whiskey-w...
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