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Since mountains.social exists for 1 year or 365 days, let me bring you the story of the 1'365 meter high Halti mountain.
Halti is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak is in Norway, about one kilometer north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at 1'324 m above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country.
In 2015, a group of Norwegians began a campaign to give the peak of Halti to Finland for its centenary in 2017 by moving the border between the two countries by 200 m. The idea gained substantial public support in both countries, and in July 2016 it was reported that the Prime Minister of Norway was seriously considering ceding the peak. Norway ultimately chose not to move the border, citing the Norwegian constitution's definition of the country as an "indivisible and inalienable" realm.
A shame, who doesn't want a mountain as a birthday gift.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/15/halti-plan-halted-norway-will-not-gift-mountain-top-to-neighbour-finland
#Mountains #Halti #Norway #Finland
Halti is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak is in Norway, about one kilometer north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at 1'324 m above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country.
In 2015, a group of Norwegians began a campaign to give the peak of Halti to Finland for its centenary in 2017 by moving the border between the two countries by 200 m. The idea gained substantial public support in both countries, and in July 2016 it was reported that the Prime Minister of Norway was seriously considering ceding the peak. Norway ultimately chose not to move the border, citing the Norwegian constitution's definition of the country as an "indivisible and inalienable" realm.
A shame, who doesn't want a mountain as a birthday gift.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/15/halti-plan-halted-norway-will-not-gift-mountain-top-to-neighbour-finland
#Mountains #Halti #Norway #Finland