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English: Map showing two of the common definitions of "Scandinavia"; a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe: The most common usage: the three monarchies; Denmark, Norway and Sweden
The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia, the cultural region of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. That cultural name is in turn derived from the name of Scania, the region at the southern extremity of the peninsula which was for centuries a part of Denmark, which is the ancestral home of the Danes, and is now part of Sweden.
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. Scandinavia most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland).
Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 200 %. Geographic limits of the map: N: 71.5° N; S: 53.6° N; W: 3.8° E; E: 32.3° E; Date: 27 September 2008: Source: own work, using World Data Base II data: Author: NordNordWest: Other versions: Derivative works of this file: Fjord line route map.svg; Simplified map of dialects in Sweden.png
Scandinavia location map.svg Module:Location map/data/Scandinavia is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of southwest Scandinavia . The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Map of Sweden. Much of Sweden is heavily forested, with 69% [1] of the country being forest and woodland, while farmland constitutes only 8% of land use. [2] Sweden consists of 39,960 km 2 of water area, constituting around 95,700 lakes. [3] [A] The lakes are sometimes used for water power plants, especially the large northern rivers and lakes.
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File: 1730 Homann Map of Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Baltics - Geographicus - Scandinavia-homann-1730.jpg
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