Denmark
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Denmark
Official name: | Kingdom of Denmark |
Capital: | Copenhagen |
Area: | total: 43,094 sq km water: 700 sq km note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland land: 42,394 sq km |
Climate: | temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers |
Location: | Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn) |
Geographic coordinates: | 56 00 N, 10 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts |
Land boundaries: | total: 68 km border countries: Germany 68 km |
Coastline: | 7,314 km |
Terrain: | low and flat to gently rolling plains |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m highest point: Yding Skovhoej 173 m |
Map of Denmark