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The origin of the word is not entirely clear but people generally favor the idea that it means the island of darkness or fog island. Reasoning: The Norwegian word skodde means fog and avia means island in Norwegian. On old maps, Scandinavia is often shown as an island, and as people's knowledge of world geography was then quite limited, then this interpretation is likely correct.
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Avia is not 'island' in Nordic languages, the right word is ø or øy, for which there is no modern English equivalent. The German letter ö is roughly the same.
They're named after Scania, the southernmost province of Sweden.
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Lapland.
What are called Scandinavian countries?
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland
Why is The B altic Sea Called The Scandinavian Medditerranian?
Because it is surrounded by the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Is it true that the Scandinavian countries are the southernmost countries in Europe?
Quite the opposite; Scandinavian countries are the most northern.
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What are five Scandinavian countries?
The five Scandinavian countries are Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland.
What Scandinavian countries start with N?
Norway is a Scandinavian country.
Need a list of Scandinavian countries?
Scandinavian countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden.I am putting the definition of Nordic countries here because many people confuse the Scandinavian countries and the Nordic countries.Nordic countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Finland.
What are some of the Scandinavian religions?
In most Scandinavian countries Lutheranism is dominant.
What is Scandinavian visa?
schengen visa is required for travelling to Scandinavian countries ...
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There are ONLY 3 Scandinavian countries: Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. If you add Finland and Iceland you get the Nordic countries!
Name the largest of the four Scandinavian countries?
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