Scandinavia

From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Jump to: navigation, search


This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Talk
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
 
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Scandinavia&printable=yes
This is a draft article, under development and not meant to be cited but you can help to improve it. These unapproved articles are subject to a disclaimer.
With a landscape largely shaped by glaciers over the last ice age, the Scandinavian Peninsula is as picturesque in the winter as it is cold.Image courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
With a landscape largely shaped by glaciers over the last ice age, the Scandinavian Peninsula is as picturesque in the winter as it is cold.
Image courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe. Strictly speaking the term refers to the Scandinavian Peninsula, but it is often used to mean the three nations of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

The Scandinavian Peninsula consists of Norway, Sweden, and northern Finland. The peninsula is approximately 1,850 kilometers (1,150 miles) from the southernmost to the southernmost point, and between approximately 370–805 km (230-500 miles) from east to west.

Norway, Sweden, and Denmark share a common history, including political, linguistic, and cultural ties.

Retrieved from "http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Scandinavia"
Views
Personal tools