Geography
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- Swimming in the Copenhagen Harbour
Denmark is situated in the northern of Europe and belongs to the group of Scandinavian countries.
It is a small country inhabited by Danes and others
who have settled here.
No mountains, but a lot of fine beaches and water. Denmark consists of
more than 400 islands and one bigger peninsula, Jutland, bordering
on Germany.
Facts about Danish geography
Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 10 00 E
Area: total: 43,094
sq km, water: 700 sq km
Includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of
metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of
Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Land Boundaries: total 68 km, border countries: Germany 68 km
Coastline: 7,314 km
Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m, highest point: Yding Skovhøj 173 m
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, stone, gravel and sand
Land use: arable land: 55.74%, permanent crops: 0.19%, other: 44.07% (1998 est.)
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
Source: CIA World Fact Book
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- The Ferry is arriving
Weather
The weather during the summer can be unreliable but the Danish summer has its own charm with the long light evenings and early quiet mornings. At least it is what the Danes are thinking. The part of the summer season from the end of June to the middle of August is the warmest part. But do not expect to much.
The winter in Denmark is long, dark, grey and wet, occasionally with snow and minus degrees, but always - perhaps with a few exceptions - with a lack of every kind of charm.
The spring is full of promises not always fullfilled and the automn is - like the winter - wet and grey.
The Weather in Copenhagen right now
This is a report for Koebenhavn / Kastrup, Denmark.
The wind was blowing at a speed of 2.6 meters per second from south (190°).
The temperature was -1 °C, with a dew-point at -1 °C.
The temperature feels like -4 °C.
The atmospheric pressure was 1024 hPa.
The relative humidity was 100.0%.
The sky was overcast from a height of 152 meter
The overall visibility was 4000 meter.
Currently mist.
The report was made 19 minutes ago, at 00:20 UTC.
Beaches
Is easy to reach a beach in Denmark and there are a lot of fine beaches. There are only two problems. The water is usually freezing cold and there are only a few hot summer days each year. Nevertheless, when the Danes get the chance they are swarming to the beaches to enjoy a good time with friends and family.
North of Copenhagen you will find the short (700 metres) but very popular Bellevue Beach. On a hot summerday the beach is crowded with a lot of beautiful long legged Danish girls in tiny bikinies. Also in the southern part of Copenhagen there are fine beaches on the island of Amager and along the Bay of Koge, (Køge Bugt).
On the northern part of Zealand beaches can be found around Gilleleje and Hundested, Rørvig, on the west coast you will find Stillinge Strand and Bildsø strand
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- Seaview
Further down south on the west coast of Zealand there is another well known beach called Kobæk strand (near the town of Skælskør) and and on the southern part, near the city of Næstved, there are a fine beach at Karrebæksminde. And on the island of Falster south of Zealand you will find the beach of Marielyst.
The west coast of the peninsula Jutland (Jylland) is famous for its beaches. The island of Romo (Rømø) have magnificent wide sandy beaches. Situated close to the border on Germany the island and the rest of the Jutland west coast is of course crowded with Germans during summer, but there are plenty of space. Near the town of Varde, there are some great beaches like Blåvandshuk strand, Vejers strand, and Henne Strand. The Northern part of Jutland (Vendsyssel and Thy) also have great beaches around the small villages of Blokhus and Lokken (Løkken) to mention just two examples. And on the top of Jutland you will find the charming city of Skagen. But be aware that bathing along the west coast of Jutland is not always as safe as on the others beaches of Denmark.
"The summer of 1989 in Denmark was considered one of the best. But for me this summer was colder than the coldest winter I had experienced in my place in India!". (From the Indian anthropologist G. Prakash Reddy: Danes are like that, Denmark 1993, p.20)
At the eastcoat of the peninsula Jutland there are plenty of fine beaches. You will find one of them just south of the second largest Danish city Århus at Moesgaard Strand. And it is only of many beaches just around that city.
East of Denmark the island Bornholm is a popular resort for tourist from Sweden, Denmark and Germany and other countries.
It is easy to reach Bornholm from the Capitol, Copenhagen, but you have to go through Sweden (!!!) and use the ferry from there.
The landscape of Bornholm is a bit different from the landscape
of the rest of Denmark. Bornholm is known as Klippeøen, - the rocky island - but on the south, at Dueodde, you will find a very nice and popular beach.
If you are looking for a Danish Beach or for futher information about one take a look at the Danish Beachguide.
The Landscape
The present Danish cultural landscape is a highly cultivated landscape, representing the result of developments which have lasted several thousand years.
During this time, the Danes, through their activities, has transformed the landscape by clearing forests, cultivating land and building settlements.
All meaning that today Denmark looks like a beautiful well cared for garden with its cornfields, yellow rape fields, green forests and tiny cities.