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- ↑ "MBL.is - um vefinn".
- ↑ http://pressan.is/UmOkkur [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Um Stundina".
- ↑ "Um Kjarnann". 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "About Us - Iceland Review".