Where does northern Europe end? (Scandinavians, culture, names, time)

[Sickandtiredofthis]

I don't consider England to be Northern Europe.

It doesn't even have long days in the summer.

[saxonwold]

Originally Posted by Sickandtiredofthis

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walbury_Hill

Southern England is part of a different geological region to the rest of the British Isles. Scotland and Northern Ireland used to be part of a location called Laurentia and Southern England and the Republic where part of Avalon.

In Northern Ireland our undergrowth is Basalt so we have a different rock type and soil type where as down there it is mostly consisting of chalk.

Also to note 974 feet is small, in NI our highest hill is 2,800 feet, Scotland 4,400 feet so you know its not even a hill in my eyes. Also of note is that Southern England was NOT part of the geological historical Caleondian mountains.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonian_Orogeny

Its a completely different landscape.

So what? Southern England still falls within the Northern European geographical context.

[saxonwold]

Originally Posted by Sickandtiredofthis

I don't consider England to be Northern Europe.

It doesn't even have long days in the summer.

What you and I consider, weigh less than what is a fact.

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Originally Posted by saxonwold

So what? Southern England still falls within the Northern European geographical context.

I don't really think it does. As I said earlier they don't have long days in the summer that would characterise a northern location.

A northern location would never have a pre 10pm sunset.

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Originally Posted by saxonwold

What you and I consider, weigh less than what is a fact.

Well at my location it gets dark at 11pm - and when I say dark I mean dusk. In southern England it gets properly dark at about 9:30.. Their summer sunset is OVER an hour before mines.. Infact its dark in London before the sun sets here. It does not even get properly dark here in summer

To me a northen location would have a proper long day in summer. Landscape is not like Northern Europe e.g Scottish highlands, Faroe Islands or even Iceland (which I have a similar landscape to with basalt being a common undergrowth in my area).

[Sickandtiredofthis]

I just measured.

Helsinki is 1300 miles away, I am closer to Greenland and Iceland. I don't know why Finland would have an influence on my classification as Northern Europe.

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Originally Posted by Baertholdy

Northern Atlantic architecture, not Nordic.
As somebody pointed, temperatures in GB are very moderate notwithstanding humidity.

Yes I am close to Iceland and Faroe islands which are all Northern Europe so why not us.
Faroe islands are only 400 miles away and share a similar climate and landscape.


Southern England is not mountainous, it is like the great plains - both of which I have visited.

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Look.. Its pretty obvious.



England shares rocks with France and Germany. It was not part of the historical volcanic location.

[flamingGalah!]

Whatever geological traits a country may or may not have, does not alter its position...

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Southern England touches 50N which is below the half way point by 5 degrees. So my list is

Iceland
Northern Ireland
Faroe islands
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Denmark
Scotland
Latvia
Lithuania

All of those areas have more than 17 hours of daylight and long days. My list is accurate.