Gunnbjörn's skerries
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Gunnbjörn's skerries
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Gunnbjörn's skerries (Gunnbjarnarsker) were a group of small islands lying close between Iceland and Greenland, discovered by Gunnbjörn Ulfsson in the 9th century. They became a popular stopover for ships traveling to Greenland and a brief attempt to set up a colony was made about 970. Snæbjörn Galti visited around 978. A later attempt succeeded and by 1391 there were 18 farms on the islands. Apparently in 1456, according to Ruysch's 1507 map, the islands "completely burned up", i.e. were destro
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Group of islands between Iceland and Greenland
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnbj%C3%B6rn%27s_skerries
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2024-04-25T11:27:23Z
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