Geography Of Denmark

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Denmark is located in north central Europe and is positioned in both the northern and eastern hemispheres. It shares a 68 kilometer (42.3 mile) border to the south with Germany, and is surrounded by bodies of water including the Baltic Seam, North Sea, Kattegat Bay, Kiel Bay, and the Skaggerak Strait. The absolute location of Denmark is 57N, 10E. The approximate size of Denmark is 43,094 square kilometers (16,638 square miles). This size is very similar to the Netherlands, a country close to Denmark. Because bodies of water mostly surround Denmark, there is a great use for water. As far as land goes for Denmark, it is a very low country with no real mountains. The average height above sea level is only 31 meters (101 feet), and the highest point is only 70.86 meters (560.6 feet). The climate in Denmark is very consistent throughout the country mostly because it is a relatively small and there is not much chance for the weather to change. Because it is so far north, this means that in the late months of the year such as December, the sun will only show itself for 7 hours, however in the summer the sun will appear for a whole 17 hours. The amount of sun that presents itself throughout the year makes it so that the seasons are very different and the temperature changes dramatically from winter so summer. The average temperature in the month of July is approximately 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 Fahrenheit). As this is only the average temperature it can get to be between 26 and 30 Celsius (78-86 Fahrenheit) during the month of July and throughout the summer. The average temperature in the month of January is approximately 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit), however the lowest temperature recorded in Denmark is −31.2 C (−24.2 °F). Denmark receives an average of 121 days of precipitation, which is almost exactly 1 out of every 3 days in the year. Of these days of precipitation,

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