Eu Scandinavia
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Scandinavia is a historical cultural-linguistic region in Northern Europe
characterized by a common ethno-cultural Germanic heritage and related languages
that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Modern Norway
and Sweden proper[b] are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula, whereas modern
Denmark is situated on the Danish islands and Jutland. The term Scandinavia is
usually used as a cultural term, but in English usage, it is occasionally
confused with the purely geographical term Scandinavian Peninsula, which took
its name from the cultural-linguistic concept. The name Scandinavia historically
referred vaguely to Scania. The terms Scandinavia and Scandinavian entered usage
in the 18th century as terms for the three Scandinavian countries, their peoples
and associated language and culture, being introduced by the early linguistic
and cultural Scandinavist movement. Sometimes the term Scandinavia is also taken
to include Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Finland, on account of their
historical association with the Scandinavian countries. Such usage, however, may
be considered inaccurate in the area itself, where the term Nordic countries
instead refers to this broader group.
The southern and by far most populous regions of Scandinavia have a
temperate climate. Scandinavia extends to the north of the Arctic Circle, but
has relatively mild weather for its latitude due to the Gulf Stream. Much of the
Scandinavian mountains have an alpine tundra climate. There are many lakes and
moraines, legacies of the last glacial period, which ended about ten millennia
ago.
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