Scandinavia

Summary

Scandinavia is a region^[1]. Scandinavia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 instance of is recorded as region^[7].
• Scandinavia is part of Fennoscandia^[8].
• Scandinavia's Commons category is recorded as Scandinavia^[9].
• Scandinavia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 64.779642, 'lon': 14.760936}^[10].
• Scandinavia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Europe^[11].
• Scandinavia's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Scandinavian Mountains^[12].
• Scandinavia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scandinavia^[13].
• Scandinavia's Commons gallery is recorded as Scandinavia^[14].
• Scandinavia's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Scandinavia^[15].
• Scandinavia's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 80.83, 'lon': 20.35}^[16].
• Scandinavia's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 54.55969, 'lon': 11.969566111111112}^[17].
• Scandinavia's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'lat': 70.38752777777778, 'lon': 31.168194444444445}^[18].
• Scandinavia's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'lat': 61.042972222222225, 'lon': 4.638277777777778}^[19].
• Scandinavia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Scandinavia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Scandinavia's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Scandinavia's topic has template is recorded as Q10728876^[23].
• Scandinavia's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scandinavian'}^[24].
• Scandinavia's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'skandinav'}^[25].
• Scandinavia's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'إسكنداوي'}^[26].
• Scandinavia's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Skandinavier'}^[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 is part of Fennoscandia^[8].

Designation and Status

Scandinavia's instance of is recorded as region^[7].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Scandinavia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Scandinavia is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

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