Scandinavian Peninsula
peninsula in Northern Europe
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Summary
Scandinavian Peninsula is a peninsula[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,161 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Norway[3], Sweden[4], Finland[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Norwegian Sea[6], North Sea[7], Baltic Sea[8], Barents Sea[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Named after: Scandinavia[11]
- Commons category: Scandinavia[12]
- Has part(s): Varanger Peninsula[13], Porsanger Peninsula[14], Nordkinnhalvøya[15]
- Highest point: Galdhøpiggen[16]
- Located in/on physical feature: Fennoscandia[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scandinavian Peninsula[18]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Nationalencyklopedin[21]
- Area: 750,000 km²[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Scandinavian Peninsula include Fennoscandia[24], a region[25], in Norway[26].
Why It Matters
Scandinavian Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for it include Fennoscandia[24], a region[25], in Norway[26].