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Denmark is located southwest of Sweden and due south of Norway and is bordered by the German state (and former possession) Schleswig-Holstein to the south, with a 68-kilometre (42-mile) long land border. Denmark borders both the Baltic and North seas along its 8,750 km (5,440 mi) tidal shoreline.
The distance from east to west is 452 kilometres (281 mi), from north to south 368 kilometres (229 mi). Bay of Aarhus viewed from southern Djursland. The metropolitan part is flat with little elevation, having an average height above sea level of 31 metres (102 ft).
This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency, [1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
sea level 935 m 3,068 ft Brazil: America Pico da Neblina: 2995 m 9,826 ft [4] Atlantic Ocean: sea level 2995 m 9,826 ft British Indian Ocean Territory: Unnamed location on Diego Garcia: 15 m 49 ft Indian Ocean: sea level 15 m 49 ft Brunei: Asia Bukit Pagon: 1850 m 6,070 ft South China Sea: sea level 1850 m 6,070 ft Bulgaria: Europe Musala: 2925 ...
This is a list of places on land below mean sea level. Places artificially created such as tunnels, mines, basements, and dug holes, or places under water, or existing temporarily as a result of ebbing of sea tide etc., are not included. Places where seawater and rainwater is pumped away are included.
The term above sea level generally refers to the height above mean sea level (AMSL). The term APSL means above present sea level, comparing sea levels in the past with the level today. Earth's radius at sea level is 6,378.137 km (3,963.191 mi) at the equator.
The North Sea Floods of 1953 and 1962 were the impetus for further raising of the dikes as well as the shortening of the coast line so as to present as little surface area as possible to the punishment of the sea and the storms. [64] Currently, 27% of the Netherlands is below sea level protected by dikes, dunes, and beach flats. [65]
The following outline is provided as an overview, and topical guide to Denmark. Denmark – country located in Scandinavia of Northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries. The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea.