Where does northern Europe end? (place, UK, Finland, Poland)
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What you speak about is more specifically "scandinavia" or "nordic countries..." A cultural or geopolitical concept narrower than "northern Europe". "Northern" means "to the north", as such is opposes to "southern" and not to a loosy defined "central europe" concept (wich is not normally used in the way you seem to do, and which Certainly does not includes France).
Geographically Northern europe simply reffers more or less to the north half of Europe : places on the northern side if the European landmass...
The netherlands, britain or the northern half of Germany are without doubt in northern Europe: both by their belonging to the germanic/protestant beer drinking cultures as well with their geography. Why do you think the sea that is located between england, nertherlands, scotland or Denmark is called the "north sea"? It is not called the "central sea"...
No German would say that Germany is part of northern Europe. That's ridiculous. Germany is of course part of central Europe. Northern Europe starts at the German-Danish border. Period.
This is Northern Europe. However region of other countries nearby may be also considered to part of Northern Europe. For example countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, northern Germany, northern Poland could be of the greater Northern European region.
And this map is based on the official EU definitions for European regions and is used in EU parliament and institutions. So, let's settle this debate because the EU has spoken. The British isles are western Europe, while northern Europe is contiguous with the Nordic Council and the Baltic States
Look instead of just posting random pictures of human beings (means nothing) somebody take the latitude of the northernmost part of Europe, then take the latitude of the southernmost part of Europe and divide into 2 equal halves, there Northern and Southern Europe no arguments - simples.
Look instead of just posting random pictures of human beings (means nothing) somebody take the latitude of the northernmost part of Europe, then take the latitude of the southernmost part of Europe and divide into 2 equal halves, there Northern and Southern Europe no arguments - simples.
In fact I've just done it (looked it up) - northernmost Europe 81.48 degrees Rudolf Island Russia, southernmost 34.48 degrees Gavdos Island Greece - halfway point 57.98 degrees therefore north of that latitude is northern Europe south of that is southern Europe - simples.
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Look instead of just posting random pictures of human beings (means nothing) somebody take the latitude of the northernmost part of Europe, then take the latitude of the southernmost part of Europe and divide into 2 equal halves, there Northern and Southern Europe no arguments - simples.
Yes and I live above that line..
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