What the records say
- When
- 1944
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 64.78° N, 18.67° W
- Process
- secession
- Type
- Secession (establish new indep. entities)
- Pop
- 132000
- Area km2
- 103000
- Losing
- Denmark
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Iceland
Island country in the Atlantic Ocean
Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is Europe's westernmost and most sparsely populated country. Its capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 35% of the country's roughly 395,000 residents. The official language of the country is Icelandic.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation