Across the world, and throughout time, border disputes have raged. A lot of the time, these borders are what wars are fought over, but sometimes, they can have amicable, albeit bizarre, outcomes. In these rare cases, we get what's referred to as a condominium. It's not referring to an apartment complex, but a sharing of territory between countries.

This can be an amicable multinational claim to a strip of land, or in this case, a change of ownership throughout the year. Located on the southwestern border of Spain, a country that is home to some of the oldest cities in the world , and France, which boasts the City of Love as its capital , lies an island in the middle of the Bidasoa River. This island has many names, but the most commonly used is Pheasant Island .

What makes Pheasant

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