Scandinavia

Summary

Scandinavia is a region^[1]. Scandinavia ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,297 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Scandinavia is in the country of Denmark^[3].
• Scandinavia is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Scandinavia is in the country of Sweden^[5].
• Scandinavia is on the body of water North Sea^[6].
• Scandinavia's image is recorded as Map of Scandinavia.svg^[7].
• Scandinavia's instance of is recorded as region^[8].
• Scandinavia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47145970299832252147^[9].
• Scandinavia's GND ID is recorded as 4055209-3^[10].
• Scandinavia's locator map image is recorded as Scandinavia.svg^[11].
• Scandinavia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85117937^[12].
• Scandinavia's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15238529v^[13].
• Scandinavia's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00571659^[14].
• Scandinavia's part of is recorded as Fennoscandia^[15].
• Scandinavia's Commons category is recorded as Scandinavia^[16].
• Scandinavia's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 17555^[17].
• Scandinavia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 64.779642, 'lon': 14.760936}^[18].
• Scandinavia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06mx8^[19].
• Scandinavia's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge130821^[20].
• Scandinavia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Europe^[21].
• Scandinavia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Scandinavian Mountains^[22].
• Scandinavia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scandinavia^[23].
• Scandinavia's Commons gallery is recorded as Scandinavia^[24].
• Scandinavia's page banner is recorded as Norsk skjaergard banner 2.jpg^[25].
• Scandinavia's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX451129^[26].
• Scandinavia's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Scandinavia^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Denmark^[3], a state^[28], in Kingdom of Denmark^[29], founded in 0800^[30]; Norway^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Norway^[32], founded in 1905^[33]; and Sweden^[5], a sovereign state^[34], founded in 0900^[35]. Scandinavia is on the body of water North Sea^[6]. Scandinavia's part of is recorded as Fennoscandia^[15].

Designation and Status

Scandinavia's instance of is recorded as region^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Scandinavia include scandium^[36], a chemical element^[37]; Scandinavian Peninsula^[38], a peninsula^[39], in Norway^[40]; Scandinavian Defense^[41], a chess opening^[42]; thulium^[43], a chemical element^[44]; Scandinavism^[45], a pan-nationalism^[46]; Scandinavians^[47], a human population^[48]; and A181 Scandinavia Federal Highway^[49], a road^[50], in Russia^[51].

Why It Matters

Scandinavia ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,297 views/month).^[2] Scandinavia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] Scandinavia is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Scandinavia include scandium^[36], a chemical element^[37]; Scandinavian Peninsula^[38], a peninsula^[39], in Norway^[40]; Scandinavian Defense^[41], a chess opening^[42]; thulium^[43], a chemical element^[44]; Scandinavism^[45], a pan-nationalism^[46]; and Scandinavians^[47], a human population^[48].