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  2. New Iceland - Wikipedia

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    New Iceland (Icelandic: Nýja Ísland listen ⓘ) is the name of a region on Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba founded by Icelandic settlers in 1875. The community of Gimli , which is home to the largest concentration of Icelanders outside of Iceland , is seen as the core of New Iceland. [ 1 ]

  3. Icelandic Canadians - Wikipedia

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    Icelandic Canadians (Icelandic: Íslensk-kanadískur) are Canadian citizens of Icelandic ancestry, or Iceland-born people who reside in Canada. Canada has the largest ethnic Icelandic population outside Iceland , with about 101,795 people of full or partial Icelandic descent as of the Canada 2016 Census . [ 1 ]

  4. Nordic immigration to North America - Wikipedia

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    New Iceland, an area on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, was established in 1875 as a special reserve for Icelandic settlers. It became a cultural and social hub for Icelanders in North America. The town of Gimli, situated in this region, is perhaps the most famous Icelandic settlement in Canada and is still home to a large Icelandic ...

  5. Category:Places in Canada settled by Icelanders - Wikipedia

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    Icelandic settlements in Saskatchewan (9 P) Pages in category "Places in Canada settled by Icelanders" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.

  6. Rural Municipality of Gimli - Wikipedia

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    The Rural Municipality of Gimli was first settled by a large group of Icelandic settlers who arrived in New Iceland on Lake Winnipeg in the 1870s. [3] Other settlements established beyond the community of Gimli with further fisheries based settlements at Arnes, Hnausa, Beyond the borders of Manitoba as it was then, this settlement fell within the District of Keewatin, until 1881 when Manitoba ...

  7. Category:Icelandic settlements in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Places in Canada settled by Icelanders (3 C, 8 P) S. ... Pages in category "Icelandic settlements in Canada" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  8. Kinmount - Wikipedia

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    Kinmount is notable for being one of the first sites of Icelandic settlement in Canada. Although the group moved to Manitoba after a year, their story is told and their presence commemorated by an Ontario Historical Plaque. [2] A memorial paying tribute to these early settlers was erected there in September 2000. Over 500 people gathered for ...

  9. Arborg, Manitoba - Wikipedia

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    Settlers had landed at the community of Icelandic River which is now known as Riverton, Manitoba, and they saw the agricultural potential of the inland meadows. [1] Unfortunately, New Iceland was hit with a series of setbacks, including a smallpox outbreak in 1880 which prevented the area's development at the time. [1]

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