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Northern Europe
Scandinavian Peninsula
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Europe |
| Coordinates | 63°00′N 14°00′ECoordinates: 63°00′N 14°00′E |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 750,000 km2 (290,000 sq mi) |
Definitions of Scandinavian Peninsula. the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden. synonyms: Scandinavia. example of: peninsula. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water.
What three countries make up the Scandinavian Peninsula?
Scandinavian Peninsula, large promontory of northern Europe, occupied by Norway and Sweden. It is about 1,150 mi (1,850 km) long and extends southward from the Barents Sea of the Arctic Ocean between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea (east), Kattegat and Skagerrak (south), and the Norwegian and North seas (west).
Is Finland part of the Scandinavian Peninsula?
In English usage, Scandinavia can refer to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, sometimes more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula, or more broadly to include the Åland Islands, the Faroe Islands, Finland, and Iceland.
What peninsula is Finland on?
Scandinavian
Fennoscandia (Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия, romanized: Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula comprising the Scandinavian and Kola Peninsulas, mainland Finland, and Karelia.
Last but not least, Denmark occupies the land known as the Jutland peninsula, immediately to the north of Germany. There are several other islands also included in Denmark. What is this? It is the only one of the Scandinavian countries not to have any land on the Scandinavian peninsula.
Is Finland part of the Scandinavian peninsula?
Where are Scandinavians from?
Norway, Sweden and Denmark are the three Scandinavian countries. Finland and Iceland are sometimes included in a broader definition by some, but the correct term for all is the Nordic countries.