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An Island Shared Between France and Spain

mspath

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Some of us who have hiked here may know that this island is shared but this new reportage explains how that came to be.

Europe's island that swaps nationalities

Pheasant Island, located between France and Spain, bizarrely changes countries twice a year. But why?
www.bbc.com
 
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Aha merci @mspath . Glad you found this article. I read it a while ago in a belgian newspaper but did not write down the link.
 
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Fascinating, thank you for posting this, @mspath. I did not know that such a construct exists between two countries like Spain and France. Nor did I know that condominium has such a meaning and that there are a few other condominiums elsewhere.
 
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Hola @mspath Margaret - I never cease to be amazed at the range of your knowledge of the history of Southern France and Northern Spain. Thanks for sharing a most interesting subject.
 
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Watch this BBC video published 14/11/2022 re the island in the Bidosa river between Hendaye, France and Irun, Spain which changes nationality every six months. You can see it from the international bridge but it is rarely visited.

The island that switches nationality every six months

Pheasant Island is Spanish for six months and French for the rest of the year. How did this happen?
www.bbc.com
 
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