Sources
- http://hagstofa.is
- http://www.mbl.is/mm/gagnasafn/grein.html?grein_id=1100890
- http://www.mbl.is/mm/gagnasafn/grein.html?grein_id=100063
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Icelandic people of American descent make up around 1% of Iceland's population. The first Americans known to have settled in a large group came during World War II, in the form of servicemen.
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Events in the year 2021 in Iceland.
Events in the year 2022 in Iceland.
