torskkrigen
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Location
- Denmark Strait
- Image
- CoventryAlbertWestfj.jpg
- 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
Sources (3)
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Article · Svenska
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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