Scandinavia
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Summary
Scandinavia is a region[1]. Scandinavia ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,539 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Denmark[3], Norway[4], Sweden[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[6]
- Part of: Fennoscandia[7]
- Commons category: Scandinavia[8]
- Located in/on physical feature: Europe[9], Scandinavian Mountains[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scandinavia[11]
- Commons gallery: Scandinavia[12]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Scandinavia[13]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[16]
- Topic has template: Šablona:Skandinávie[17]
- Demonym: Scandinavian[18], skandinav[19], إسكنداوي[20], Skandinavier[21], Skandinavierin[22], Skandinavierinnen[23]
- Different from: Nordic countries[24]
- History of topic: history of Scandinavia[25]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25696234[26], Q25696259[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Scandinavia[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Scandinavia include scandium[30], a chemical element[31]; Scandinavian Peninsula[32], a peninsula[33], in Norway[34]; thulium[35], a chemical element[36]; Scandinavian Defense[37], a chess opening[38]; Scandinavism[39], a pan-nationalism[40]; Scandinavians[41], a human population[42]; and A181 Scandinavia Federal Highway[43], a road[44], in Russia[45].
Why It Matters
Scandinavia has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Scandinavia is known by 135 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Scandinavia include scandium[30], a chemical element[31]; Scandinavian Peninsula[32], a peninsula[33], in Norway[34]; thulium[35], a chemical element[36]; Scandinavian Defense[37], a chess opening[38]; Scandinavism[39], a pan-nationalism[40]; and Scandinavians[41], a human population[42].