S&B Geography

Loads of ground-school geography here, read and learn the fact as we are so busy discussins whats biggest, strongest, longest, tallest etc. in S&B region nowadays! I have lots of clean facts, about city population, country areas, mountains, lakes, islands, rivers and so on... But there is a lot more to add, please share if you have any info that im missing, took me 3 days to do all this and another day downloading the 1.4GB of satellite images! Something to know before reading: Mainland Norway: Mainland Norway, excluded Svalbard, Jan Mayen and Bjørnøya. Norway: The entire Kingdom of Norway in S&B region, including Svalbard, Jan mayen and Bjørnøya. Mainland Denmark: Mainland Denmark, exluded Greenland and Faroe Island. Denmark: The entire Kingdom of Denmark in S&B region, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands. > Statistics: > Countries and Cities Country area: Sweden: 449,964 km² Finland: 338,145 km² Norway: 323,802 km² Iceland: 103,000 km² Lithuania: 65,300 km² Latvia: 64,589 km² Estonia: 45,226 km² Denmark: 43,094 km² Country population: (1.1.2006) Sweden: 9 103 551 (1.9.2006) Mainland Denmark: 5 450 661 (1.1.2006) Finland: 5 274 820 (1.10.2006) Mainland Norway: 4 671 900 (1.10.2006) Lithuania: 3 585 906 (1.7.2006) Latvia: 2 307 000 (1.7.2005) Estonia: 1 324 333 (1.1.2006) Iceland: 305 309 (1.10.2006) Country coastline: Mainland Norway: 83 281 km Mainland Denmark: 7 314 km Iceland: 4 988 km Estonia: 3 794 km Sweden: 3 218 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations) Finland: 1 126 km (excludes islands and coastal indentations) Latvia: 531 km Lithuania: 99 km Country border: Finland: 2 628 km Mainland Norway: 2 542 km Sweden: 2 233 km Lithuania: 1 613 km Latvia: 1 368 km Estonia: 633 km Mainland Denmark: 68 km Iceland: 0km Largest municipality by population (all municipalities over 100 000): NB: Some of these numbers can be from 1.1.2005, but most is of new date. Stockholm (Se): 780 817 Helsinki (Fi): 564 643 Vilnius (Lt): 553 553 Oslo (No): 538 411 Göteborg (Se): 489 425 Tallinn (Est): 396 010 Kaunas (Lt): 360 627 Malmö (Se): 275 071 Bergen (No): 242 158 Espoo (Fi): 234 520 Tampere (Fi): 206 171 Vantaa (Fi): 189 694 Klaipėda (Lt): 187316 Uppsala (Se): 185 211 Turku (Fi): 175 508 Trondheim (No): 158 613 Linköping (Se): 138 450 VästerÃ¥s (Se): 132 830 Oulu (Fi): 129 960 Šiauliai (Lt): 129 000 Örebro (Se): 128 689 Norrköping (Se): 125 261 Helsingborg (Se): 123 062 Jönköping (Se): 121 871 Panevėžys(Lt): 116 000 Stavanger (No): 115 157 Reykjavik (Ice): 114 800 UmeÃ¥ (Se): 111 108 Bærum (No): 105 928 Lund (Se): 103 288 Tartu (Est): 101 483 BorÃ¥s (Se): 100 115 Missing municipalities in: Denmark, Latvia Largest urban areas: (all over 100 000) Copenhagen: 1 086 800 Oslo: 825 105 Ã…rhus: 228 500 Bergen: 218 032 Stavanger: 177 337 Trondheim: 150 049 Odense: 145 600 Aalborg: 121 500) > many is still missing, help me fill in! Largest metropolitian areas: (all over 100 000) Stockholm: 1 872 900 Copenhagen: 1 827 239 Helsinki: 1 247 268 Oslo: 1 019 153 Gothenburg: 872 155 Malmö: 598 990 Bergen: 336 096 Tampere: 324 154 Turku: 300 267 Stavanger: 264 203 Trondheim: 250 180 Oulu: 209 215 Reykjavik: 184 244 Lahti: 170 333 Jyväskylä: 166 160 Kristiansand: 158 533 Drammen: 146 177 Pori: 137 918 Kuopio: 118 894 Fredrikstad: 118 332 Joensuu: 116 155 > many is still missing, help me fill in! Northernmost/southernmost cities (100 000 or more in population, north to south): Oulu: 65°01'N Reykjavík: 64°08'N Trondheim: 63°23'N Tampere: 61°30'N Turku: 60°45'N Bergen: 60°22'N Vantaa: 60°18'N Espoo: 60°13'N Helsinki: 60°10'N Oslo: 59°56'N Uppsala: 59°51'N VästerÃ¥s: 59°37'N Stockholm: 59°33'N Tallinn: 59°26'N Stavanger: 58°57'N Tartu: 58°23'N Gothenburg: 57°70'N Aalborg: 57°20'N Riga: 56°94'N Ã…rhus: 56°09'N Šiauliai: 55°56'N Daugavpils: 55°53'N Panevežys: 55°44'N Copenhagen: 55°43'N Klaipeda: 55°42'N Odense: 55°39'N Malmö: 55°35'N Kaunas: 54°54'N Vilnius: 54°41'N > Mountains 5 tallest mountains in Mainland Norway: Galdhøpiggen: 2469m (Tallest mountains in S&B region) Glittertind: 2465m Store Skagastølstinden: 2405m Store Styggedalstinden Øst: 2387m Store Styggedalstinden Vest: 2383m 5 tallest mountains in Sweden: Kebnekaise Sydtoppen: 2103m Kebnekaise Nordtoppen: 2097m SarektjÃ¥kka Stortoppen: 2089m KaskasatjÃ¥kka: 2076m SarektjÃ¥kka Nordtoppen: 2056m 5 tallest mountains in Finland: Halti: 1328m Ridnitsohkka: 1317m Kiedditsohkka: 1280m Kovddoskaisi: 1240m Ruvdnaoaivi: 1239m Tallest mountain in Iceland: Hvannadalshnúkur: 2110m Highest point in Estonia: Suur Munamägi: 318m Highest point in Latvia: Gaiziņkalns: 312m Highest point in Lithuania: Aukštojas: 294m Highest point in Mainland Denmark: Møllehøj: 171m Yding Skovhøj: 171m 5 tallest mountains in Denmark: Gunnbjørn Fjeld: 3 700m Mont Forel: 3 360m Ejnar Mikkelsens Fjeld: 3 261m Snebordet: 3 150m Petermann Bjerg: 2 940m > Rivers 5 longest rivers in Mainland Norway: Glomma: 604km Pasvikelva: 380km Tana: 370km NumedalslÃ¥gen: 356km GudbrandsdalslÃ¥gen: 351km 5 longest rivers in Sweden: Dalälven, 520 km Torne älv, 510 km Klarälven, 460 km (160 km of those in Norway) Luleälven, 450 km Ã…ngermanälven, 450 km 4 longest rivers in Lithuania: Nemunas 917 km (459 km of those in Belarus) Neris 510 km Venta 346 km Šešupė 298 km Longest river in Finland: Kemijoki: 550km Longest river in Estonia: Võhandu: 162km Longest river in Latvia: Daugava: 1005km (352km in Latvia) Longest river in Iceland: Þjórsá: 241km Longest river in Mainland Denmark: Guden River: 158km > Lakes 5 largest lakes in Iceland: Þórisvatn: 83-88 km² Þingvallavatn: 82 km² Lögurinn: 53 km² Mývatn: 37 km² Hvítárvatn: 30 km² 5 largest lakes in Mainland Norway: Mjøsa: 365 km² Røssvatnet: 219 km² Femunden: 204 km² Randsfjorden: 139 km² Tyrifjorden: 138 km² 5 largest lakes in Sweden: Vänern: 5 648 km² (Biggest lake in the S&B region) Vättern: 1 893 km² Mälaren: 1 140 km² Hjälmaren: 484 km² Storsjön: 464 km² 5 largest lakes in Finland: Saimaa: 1 377 km² Päijänne: 1 080 km² Inari: 1 040 km² Pielinen: 894 km² Oulujärvi: 887 km² 5 largest lakes in Lithuania: Drūkšiai: 44.8 km² Dysnai: 24.4 km² Dusia: 23 km² Vištytis: 18 km² Sartai: 13.3 km² 2 largest lakes in Estonia: Lake Peipsi: 3 555 km² Võrtsjärv: 270 km² Largest lake in Latvia: Lubans Lake: 82 km² Largest lake in Mainland Denmark: Arreso: 41 km² Deepest lake in a few countries: (No) > Hornindalsvatnet: 514m (Deepest lake in Europe) (Se) > Hornavan: 221m (Ice) > Öskjuvatn: 220m (Lat) > Dridzis: 65m (LT) > Tauragnas: 63m > Glaciers 5 largest glaciers in Mainland Norway: Jostedalsbreen: 487 km² Vestre Svartisen: 221 km² Søndre Folgefonna: 185 km² Østre Svartisen: 148 km² BlÃ¥mannsisen: 87 km² 5 largest glaciers in Iceland: Vatnajökull: 8300 km² Langjökull: 953 km² Hofsjökull: 925 km² Mýrdalsjökull: 695 km² Drangajökull: 199 km² Largest glacier in Sweden: Stuorrajekna: 13 km2 > Islands 5 largest Islands in Sweden: Gotland: 3 140 km² Öland: 1 342 km² Orust: 346 km² Hisingen: 192 km² Värmdön: 180 km² 5 largest Islands in Mainland Norway: Hinnøya: 2 205 km² Senja: 1 586 km² Langøya: 850 km² Sørøya: 811 km² Kvaløya: 737 km² 5 largest Islands in Norway: Spitsbergen: 37 673 km² Nordaustlandet: 14 443 km² Edgeøya: 5 074 km² Hinnøya: 2 205 km² Senja: 1 586 km² 5 largest Islands in Denmark: Greenland: 2 166 086 km² (World's largest island) Disko: 8 578 km² Sjælland: 7 031 km² Nørrejyske Ø: 4 686 km² Fyn: 2 984 km² 2 largest Islands in Estonia: Saaremaa: 2 673 km² Hiiumaa: 989 km² Largest island in a lake in Sweden: Selaön: 94km² > Fjords 5 longest fjords in Mainland Norway: Sognefjord: 204km Hardangerfjord: 179km Trondheimsfjord: 126km Porsangerfjord: 123km Storfjord: 110km > Waterfalls 5 tallest waterfalls in Norway: Vinnufossen: 860m (5th tallest waterfall in the world) Baläifossen: 850m Strupenfossen: 820m Ramnefjellsfossen: 818m Mongefossen: 773m 5 tallest waterfalls in Sweden: Njupeskär: 125m Handölsfallen: 120m Storforsen: 81m HarsprÃ¥nget: 63m KrÃ¥ngedesforsarna: 58m Tallest waterfalls in Iceland: Glymurfoss: 201m Tallest waterfalls in Denmark: Døndalsfaldet: 25m>