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Also known as Cod War, Þorskastríðin, Landhelgisstríðin, First Cod War, Second Cod War, Third Cod War

series of confrontations between the United Kingdom and Iceland in 1958–1976 over cod fisheries

Key facts

Date
Date 1 September 1958 – 1 June 1976
Location
Waters surrounding Iceland
Result
Icelandic victory Iceland secures its territorial water claims

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Wikidata facts

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Participant
Iceland
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immediate cause of
commercial fishing
Commons category
Cod war
start time
1958-09-01
end time
1976-06-01
has immediate cause
exclusive economic zone
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Torskkrigen (is: Þorskastríðin) var en serie konflikter åren 1948–1976 mellan Island och huvudsakligen Storbritannien gällande rätten att fiska torsk utanför den isländska kusten.

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