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Relations between Iceland and present-day Canada began over one thousand years ago when Icelander Leif Erikson landed in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland to establish a colony. [1] However, the colony did not last long, and much of the fate of the migrants is unknown.
Canada–Iceland relations This page was last edited on 11 October 2019, at 21:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Iceland's principal historical international disputes involved disagreements over fishing rights.Conflict with the United Kingdom led to the so-called Cod Wars in 1952–56 because of the extension of the fishing zone from 3 to 4 nautical miles (6 to 7 km), 1958–61 because of extending the fishing zone to 12 nautical miles (22 km) in 1972–73 because of its further extension to 50 nautical ...
Members include the eight Arctic countries: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and United States. Permanent participants are these six indigenous groups: Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) The ICC is a multinational NGO representing the 160,000 Inuit living in the United States, Canada, Greenland, and Russia.
New Zealand and Canada also have links through business or trade relations, the United Nations, the Commonwealth and mutual treaty agreements. New Zealand-Canada relations are important to both countries. Canada has a high commission in Wellington and a consulate in Auckland. New Zealand has a high commission in Ottawa and a trade office in ...
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Name Appointment Termination of mission 1 Thor Thors: 19 September 1947 11 January 1965 2 Pétur Thorsteinsson: 4 August 1965 30 September 1969 3
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Iceland. In countries without Icelandic representation, Icelandic citizens can seek assistance from public officials in the foreign services of any of the other Nordic countries , in accordance with the Helsinki Treaty .