that occurred in 1951 in Iceland, a year marked by notable political stability and cultural contributions. During the year 1951, Iceland was led by: President...
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The Iceland Defense Force (Icelandic: Varnarlið Íslands; IDF) was a military command of the United States Armed Forces from 1951 to 2006. The IDF, created...
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Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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Iceland's defence forces consist of the Icelandic Coast Guard, which patrols Icelandic waters and monitors its airspace, and other services such as the...
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recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day Norway...
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Icelandic population was just over 376,000. About 86,000 residents (23.7%) were of foreign background. About 99% of the nation's inhabitants live in urban...
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A notable building in Hvíturð is a turf church, which was built in 1883 and is the youngest turf church in Iceland. Since 1951, it belongs to the National...
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Naval Air Station Keflavik (redirect from U.S. Naval Facility Keflavik, Iceland)
base under an agreement with Iceland and the British, U.S. forces withdrew by 1947 but returned in 1951 as the Iceland Defense Force resident on a North...
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1951 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1951. 1951 (MCMLI) was...
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The 1951 Flugfélag Íslands DC-3 crash (Icelandic: Glitfaxaslysið, "the Glitfaxi accident") was a plane crash that occurred on 31 January 1951 when a Douglas...
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Keflavík International Airport (category 1942 establishments in Iceland)
foreign military forces in Iceland under the NATO-sponsored Iceland–U.S. Defense Agreement of 1951 was controversial in Iceland, which had no military...
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The prime minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is head of government of the Republic of Iceland. The prime minister is appointed formally...
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media in Iceland are well-developed for a country of its size. The Constitution of Iceland guarantees absolute freedom of speech. Therefore, Iceland’s media...
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Iceland took control of its foreign affairs in 1918 when it became a sovereign country, the Kingdom of Iceland, in a personal union with the King of Denmark...
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Cod Wars (redirect from Iceland Cod Wars)
West Germany) and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Some Icelandic historians view...
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signed a bilateral defense agreement in 1951, which stipulated that the U.S. would make arrangements for Iceland's defense on behalf of NATO and provided...
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a US military presence in Keflavík Air Base from 1951 to 2006. In 1986, Iceland hosted a summit in Reykjavík between United States President Ronald Reagan...
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The geological deformation of Iceland is the way that the rocks of the island of Iceland are changing due to tectonic forces. The geological deformation...
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Margrét Þóra Hallgrímsson (category CS1 Icelandic-language sources (is))
spell studying in the USA. Once in Iceland, Þóra met Haukur Clausen, an Olympic athlete and later dentist, and married him on 6 January 1951. Together they...
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The 1951 Úrvalsdeild was the 40th season of the highest association football league in Iceland. It was contested by 5 teams, and ÍA won the championship...
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an incomplete list of volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Please see External links below for databases of Icelandic eruptions which include over 530 events...
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Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) (redirect from Iceland Basketball Championship)
Division (Icelandic: 1. deild karla). The league was founded in 1951 as 1. deild karla (English: Men's 1st division) and its first season was played in April...
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Ástandið (category 20th century in Iceland)
Ástandið (Icelandic: "the condition" or "the situation") is a term used in Iceland to refer to the influence Allied troops had on Icelandic women during...
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Agriculture Ólafur Júlíusson (born 1951), retired Icelandic football midfielder Rúnar Júlíusson (1945–2008), Icelandic pop singer, music producer and footballer...
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the National Museum of Iceland on Suðurgata in Reykjavík. There the collection was formally opened to the public in 1951, and in 1961 a law was passed...
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Icelandair (redirect from Iceland Air)
Icelandair is the flag carrier of Iceland, with its corporate head office on the property of Reykjavík Airport in the capital city Reykjavík. It is part...
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The Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic: Landhelgisgæsla Íslands, Landhelgisgæslan or simply Gæslan) is the Icelandic defence service responsible for search...
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This is a list of the tallest buildings in Iceland. An incomplete list of the tallest structures in Iceland. This list contains all types of structures...
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Geir Haarde (category Ambassadors of Iceland to the United States)
Haarde (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceːir̥ ˈhɪlmar̥ ˈhɔrtɛ]; born 8 April 1951) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15...
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Independence Party (Icelandic: Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is a conservative political party in Iceland. It is currently the largest party in the Alþingi, with...
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