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This article describes the Geography of Denmark . ; Location: : Northern Europe , islands in the Baltic Sea and the northern part of the Jutland peninsula bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea ; Geographic Coordinates : : ; Map references: : Europe ; Area:
: Note: Includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark, but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland ; Area - comparative: : Slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts ; Land boundaries:
; Coastline: : 7,314 km ; Maritime claims:
; Climate: : Temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers ; Terrain: : Low and flat to gently rolling Plains ; Elevation extremes:
; Natural resources: : Petroleum , Natural Gas , Fish , Salt , Limestone , Stone , Gravel and Sand ; Land use:
; Irrigated Land : : 4,350 km&2 (1993 est.) ; Natural hazards: : Flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland , along the southern coast of the island of Lolland ) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes ; Environment - current issues: : Air Pollution , principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; Nitrogen and Phosphorus pollution of the North Sea ; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides ; Environment - international agreements:
; Geography - note: : Controls Danish Straits ( Skagerrak and Kattegat ) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in Copenhagen SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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