Icelander

island in the North Atlantic, southeast of Greenland

country including this island & a few small nearby islands: settled by Norwegians in 9th cent. ; united with Norway (1262), with Denmark (1380); became an independent kingdom with a common sovereign with Denmark (1918), and an independent republic (1944): 39,758 sq mi (102,973 sq km); pop. 229,000; cap. Reykjavik