1906 in Iceland

none 1906 Iceland Hvítbláinn.svg 90px Other events in 1906Timeline of Icelandic history Events in the year 1906 in Iceland. Incumbents Monarch: Christian IX (until 29 January 1906); Frederick VIII onwards Prime Minister: Hannes Þórður Pétursson Hafstein Events A submarine telegraph cable was laid by the Great Northern Telegraph Co. from Scotland through the Faroe Islands to Iceland, where it came ashore on the east coast at Seyðisfjörður. In conjunction a telegraph and telephone line, was laid from the landing point to the capital city Reykjavík. This established Síminn (originally Landssími Íslands).Ólafson Gísli J. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ov2OOwAACAAJ Landssími Íslands: Minningarrit, 1906-29. september-1926 Þormar Andrés G. HlíĐDal Guðmundur 1926 Prentsmiðjan Gutenberg ishttps://books.google.com/books?id=3jbvAAAAMAAJ&q=Siminn+iceland+history Cable & Satellite Yearbook 2006 21st Century Publishing en Þorvaldur Thoroddsen published a map of Iceland based on his own research.Iceland The National and University Library of Geological Map of Iceland Íslandskort.is https://islandskort.is/en/map/show/607;jsessionid=3831D50431440E8E946AAF433435D100 2022-08-28 islandskort.is en thumb|Þorvaldur Thoroddsen's 1901 map of Iceland. References 1906 Category:1900s in Iceland Category:Years of the 20th century in Iceland Iceland Iceland