What the records say
- When
- 1707 – 1709
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 65.00° N, 19.00° W
- Description
- disease outbreak in Iceland
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
1707–08 Iceland smallpox epidemic
Disease outbreak in Iceland
Iceland experienced one of its deadliest outbreaks of smallpox beginning in 1707. The epidemic, known in Iceland as Stórabóla, ultimately killed between 12,000 and 18,000 Icelanders, close to one-quarter of the island's population at the time.
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