Scandinavian Peninsula

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The Scandinavian Peninsula is a large northern European landmass primarily occupied by Norway and Sweden, known for its rugged mountains, extensive forests, and deeply indented coastlines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
bordersBodyOfWater Baltic Sea
Barents Sea NERFINISHED
Gulf of Bothnia NERFINISHED
Kattegat NERFINISHED
North Sea
Norwegian Sea NERFINISHED
Skagerrak NERFINISHED
climateInfluencedBy Gulf Stream
continent Europe
countryOnPeninsula Finland
Norway
Sweden
coveredBy boreal forest
tundra in the far north
extendsFrom Arctic Circle
extendsTo southern Sweden
geology part of Baltic Shield
hasFeature deeply indented coastlines
extensive forests
fjords
glaciated landscapes
rugged mountains
subarctic climate in the north
temperate climate in the south
hasHighestPoint Galdhøpiggen
hasMajorCity Bergen NERFINISHED
Gothenburg NERFINISHED
Oslo NERFINISHED
Stockholm
Trondheim NERFINISHED
hasMountainRange Scandinavian Mountains
hasNaturalResource hydropower potential
iron ore
non-ferrous metals
timber
highestPointElevation 2469 metres
knownFor long coastline
midnight sun in summer
polar night in winter
locatedIn Northern Europe
partOf Fennoscandia
Nordic countries
separatedBy Baltic Sea NERFINISHED
Kattegat NERFINISHED
Skagerrak NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Jutland Peninsula

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Fennoscandia includes Scandinavian Peninsula
Scandinavian Mountains locatedOn Scandinavian Peninsula
Svealand locatedOn Scandinavian Peninsula
Södermanland County locatedOn Scandinavian Peninsula
Tanum locatedOn Scandinavian Peninsula
Trøndelag locatedOn Scandinavian Peninsula
Proto-Norse spokenIn Scandinavian Peninsula