Its name comes from the Latin words Fennia (Finland) and Scandia (Scandinavian).[3] The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898.[4]
Geologically, the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archeangranite and gneiss with very little limestone, in contrast to adjacent areas in Europe.
The similar term Fenno-Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Fennoscandia. Both terms are sometimes used in English to refer to a cultural or political grouping of Finland with Sweden, Norway and Denmark (the latter country is closely connected culturally and politically, but not part of the Fennoscandian Peninsula), which is a subset of the Nordic countries.[5][6]
Sápmi – Cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami people
References
^Cummings, Vicki; Jordan, Peter; Zvelebil, Marek, eds. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 838.
^Lavsund, Sten; Nygren, Tuire; Solberg, Erling (2003). . Alces. Archived from the original on 6 March 2007 – via HighBeam Research.
^"Fennoscandia [fen′ō skan′dē ə]". Your Dictionary. LoveToKnow, Corp. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^De Geer, Sten (1928). "Das geologische Fennoskandia und das geographische Baltoskandia" [The geological Fennoscandia and the geographical Baltoscandia] (PDF). Geografiska Annaler (in German). Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. 10: 119–139. OCLC 604361828. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
fennoscandia, shield, baltic, shield, finnish, swedish, norwegian, fennoskandia, russian, Фенноскандия, romanized, fennoskandiya, peninsula, geographical, peninsula, europe, which, includes, scandinavian, kola, peninsulas, mainland, finland, karelia, administr. For the Fennoscandian Shield see Baltic Shield Fennoscandia Finnish Swedish and Norwegian Fennoskandia Russian Fennoskandiya romanized Fennoskandiya or the Fennoscandian Peninsula is the geographical peninsula in Europe which includes the Scandinavian and Kola peninsulas mainland Finland and Karelia 1 Administratively this roughly encompasses the mainlands of Finland Norway and Sweden 2 as well as Murmansk Oblast much of the Republic of Karelia and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia FennoscandiaFennoscandia in March 2002GeographyLocationNorthern EuropeCoordinates63 00 00 N 17 00 00 E 63 0000 N 17 0000 E 63 0000 17 0000 Coordinates 63 00 00 N 17 00 00 E 63 0000 N 17 0000 E 63 0000 17 0000Adjacent toArctic Sea Atlantic OceanHighest elevation2 469 m 8100 ft Highest pointGaldhopiggenAdministration NorwayMainland SwedenMainland FinlandMainland RussiaWhole or part of the mainland area of Murmansk Oblast Republic of Karelia and Leningrad OblastIts name comes from the Latin words Fennia Finland and Scandia Scandinavian 3 The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898 4 Geologically the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archean granite and gneiss with very little limestone in contrast to adjacent areas in Europe The similar term Fenno Scandinavia is sometimes used as a synonym for Fennoscandia Both terms are sometimes used in English to refer to a cultural or political grouping of Finland with Sweden Norway and Denmark the latter country is closely connected culturally and politically but not part of the Fennoscandian Peninsula which is a subset of the Nordic countries 5 6 See also Edit Europe portal Geography portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fennoscandia Baltoscandia Geopolitical concept of a Baltic Scandinavian union Cap of the North Region in Northern Europe Nordic countries Geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic Scandinavia Subregion of Northern Europe Sapmi Cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sami peopleReferences Edit Cummings Vicki Jordan Peter Zvelebil Marek eds 2014 The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter Gatherers Oxford New York Oxford University Press p 838 Lavsund Sten Nygren Tuire Solberg Erling 2003 Status of moose populations and challenges to moose management in Fennoscandia Alces Archived from the original on 6 March 2007 via HighBeam Research Fennoscandia fen ō skan de e Your Dictionary LoveToKnow Corp Retrieved 20 April 2015 De Geer Sten 1928 Das geologische Fennoskandia und das geographische Baltoskandia The geological Fennoscandia and the geographical Baltoscandia PDF Geografiska Annaler in German Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography 10 119 139 OCLC 604361828 Retrieved 22 April 2018 Bulletin Canadian Library Association 20 Canadian Library Association 1963 179 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Fennoscandia n Oxford English Dictionary Online 2nd ed Oxford Oxford University Press December 2019 Retrieved 10 February 2020 Further reading EditRamsay W 1898 Uber die Geologische Entwicklung der Halbinsel Kola in der Quartarzeit Fennia 16 1 151 p External links EditGeological Map of the Fennoscandian Shield THE FENNOSCANDIAN SHIELD WITHIN FENNOSCANDIA This European geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fennoscandia amp oldid 1111323447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
