 Fennoscandia in March 2002 | |
 Map highlighting the Fennoscandian, Scandinavian and the Kola Peninsulas | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern Europe |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Adjacent bodies of water | Arctic Sea, Atlantic Ocean |
| Highest elevation | 2,469 m (8,100 ft) |
| Highest point | Galdhøpiggen |
| Administration | |
| Mainland | |
| Mainland | |
| Mainland | |
| Whole or part of the mainland area of Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia, and Leningrad Oblast | |
Fennoscandia (Finnish: Fennoskandia; Swedish: Fennoskandien; Norwegian: Fennoskandia; Russian: Фенноскандия Fennoskandiya) or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula comprising the Scandinavian Peninsula, Finland, Karelia, and the Kola Peninsula.[1] It encompasses Finland, Norway and Sweden,[2] as well as Murmansk Oblast, much of the Republic of Karelia, and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia. Its name comes from the Latin words Fennia (Finland) and Scandia (Scandinavian).[3] The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898.[4] Geologically, the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archaean granite and gneiss with very little limestone, in contrast to adjacent areas in Europe.
The similar term Fenno-Scandinavia typically refers to a cultural or political grouping of Finland with Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, and Norway),[5] which is a subset of the Nordic countries.
See also[]
- Baltoscandia
- Cap of the North
- Nordic countries
- Scandinavia
- Sápmi
References[]
- ^ The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers, eds. Vicki Cummings; Peter Jordan; Marek Zvelebil (Oxfored; New York: Oxford University Press, 2014), p. 838
- ^ Sten Lavsund; Tuire Nygren; Erling Solberg (2003). "Status of moose populations and challenges to moose management in Fennoscandia". Alces. 2003. HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Fennoscandia [fen′ō skan′dē ə"]. LoveToKnow, Corp.. http://www.yourdictionary.com/fennoscandia. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ De Geer, Sten (1928). "Das geologische Fennoskandia und das geographische Baltoskandia" (in German). Geografiska Annaler 10: 119–139. Retrieved on 22 April 2018.
- ^ Bulletin - Canadian Library Association, Volume 20. Canadian Library Association., 1963. p. 179.
Further reading[]
- Ramsay, W., 1898. Über die Geologische Entwicklung der Halbinsel Kola in der Quartärzeit. Fennia 16 (1), 151 p.
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