Source: Good News Network

100 years ago today, Iceland gained independence from Denmark. After decades of national unrest over its identity, an agreement was signed that recognized Iceland as a fully sovereign independent state under the Danish crown. (All ties to Denmark were severed 26 years later when Iceland became a republic.) The world’s 18th largest island, it has become a popular tourist destination with its 3000-mile coastline punctuated by fjords, lakes, and glaciers, and its highly geologic landmass full of geysers and volcanoes.
(1918)
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