Editing Denmark (section)

== Geography ==
{{Main|Geography of Denmark}}
{{See also|Geography of the Faroe Islands|Geography of Greenland}}

[[File:Satellite image of Denmark in July 2001.jpg|thumb|alt=Satellite image|A satellite image of Jutland and the Danish islands]]

Located in [[Northern Europe]], Denmark{{#tag:ref|The Kingdom of Denmark's territory in [[continental Europe]] is referred to as "[[wikt:Metropolitan|metropolitan]] Denmark",<ref name="Administrative divisions – Denmark">[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/administrative-divisions#da Administrative divisions – Denmark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325023220/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/administrative-divisions#da |date=25 March 2021 }} [[The World Factbook]]. Access date: 16 September 2021</ref> "Denmark [[wikt:proper#Adjective|proper]]" ({{langx|da|egentlig Danmark}}), or simply "Denmark". In this article, usage of "Denmark" excludes the [[Faroe Islands]] and [[Greenland]].|name="proper"|group="N"}} consists of the northern part of the [[Jutland]] peninsula and an [[archipelago]] of [[list of islands of Denmark|406 islands]].<ref name="islands" /> Of these, the largest island is [[Zealand]], on which the capital [[Copenhagen]] is situated, followed by the [[North Jutlandic Island]], [[Funen]], and [[Lolland]].<ref>[http://www.forsvaret.dk/FKO/eng/Facts%20and%20Figures/Pages/default.aspx "Facts and Figures] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630024751/http://forsvaret.dk/FKO/eng/Facts%20and%20Figures/Pages/default.aspx |date=30 June 2010 }}", Danish Defence, Defence Command Denmark. Retrieved 11 June 2010.</ref> The island of [[Bornholm]] is located some 150&nbsp;km east of the rest of the country, in the [[Baltic Sea]]. Many of the larger islands are connected by bridges; a [[Øresund Bridge|bridge-tunnel]] across the [[Øresund]] connects Zealand with Sweden; the [[Great Belt Fixed Link]] connects Funen with Zealand; and the [[Little Belt Bridge (1970)|Little Belt Bridge]] connects Jutland with Funen. [[Ferry|Ferries]] or [[small aircraft]] connect to the smaller islands. The four [[List of cities in Denmark by population|cities with populations over 100,000]] are the capital [[Copenhagen]] on Zealand; [[Aarhus]] and [[Aalborg]] in Jutland; and [[Odense]] on Funen.

[[File:Da-map.png|thumb|left|alt=A labelled map of Denmark|A map showing [[List of urban areas in Denmark by population|major urban areas]], islands and connecting bridges]]

The metropolitan part occupies a total area of {{convert|42,943.9|km2|sqmi|lk=in|sigfig=5}}.<ref name="area">{{cite web |title=Area |url=https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/geografi-miljoe-og-energi/areal/areal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414212058/https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/emner/geografi-miljoe-og-energi/areal/areal |archive-date=14 April 2019 |publisher=Statistics Denmark}}</ref> The area of inland water is {{convert|43|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Jensen|1999|page=10}} The size of the land area cannot be stated exactly since the ocean constantly erodes and adds material to the coastline, and because of human [[land reclamation]] projects (to counter erosion). [[Post-glacial rebound]] raises the land by a bit less than {{convert|1|cm|1|abbr=on}} per year in the north and east, extending the coast. A circle enclosing the same area as Denmark would be {{convert|234|km|mi|abbr=off}} in [[diameter]] with a [[circumference]] of {{convert|736|km|0|abbr=on}} (land area only: {{convert|232.33|km|mi|abbr=on}} and {{convert|730|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} respectively). It shares a border of {{convert|68|km| mi}} with [[Germany]] to the south and is otherwise surrounded by {{convert|8,750|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of tidal [[shoreline]] (including small [[bay]]s and [[inlet]]s).<ref name="Nature and Environment">{{cite web |url=http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,520337&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403235436/http://denmark.dk/portal/page?_pageid=374,520337&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL |archive-date=3 April 2007 |title=Nature & Environment |access-date=3 February 2007 |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> No location in Denmark is farther from the coast than {{convert|52|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. On the south-west coast of Jutland, the tide is between {{convert|1|and|2|m|ft|2|abbr=on}}, and the tideline moves outward and inward on a {{convert|10|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} stretch.<ref>Nationalencyklopedin, (1990)</ref> Denmark's [[Borders of Denmark|territorial waters]] total {{convert|105,000|km2|0|abbr=off}}.

Denmark's northernmost point is [[Skagen]] point (the north beach of the Skaw) at 57° 45' 7" northern latitude; the southernmost is [[Gedser]] point (the southern tip of [[Falster]]) at 54° 33' 35" northern latitude; the westernmost point is [[Blåvandshuk]] at 8° 4' 22" eastern longitude; and the easternmost point is [[Østerskær]] at 15° 11' 55" eastern longitude. This is in the small [[Ertholmene]] archipelago {{convert|18|km|mi}} north-east of Bornholm. The distance from east to west is {{convert|452|km|mi|0}}, from north to south {{convert|368|km|mi|0}}.

[[File:Landscape seen from Ellemandsbjerg.jpg|thumb|[[Bay of Aarhus]] viewed from southern [[Djursland]]]]

The metropolitan part is flat with little elevation, having an average height [[above mean sea level|above sea level]] of {{convert|31|m|ft|0}}. The highest natural point is [[Møllehøj]], at {{convert|170.86|m|ft|2}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nyt højeste punkt i Danmark|url=http://www.gst.dk/nyheder/nyhedsarkiv/2005/feb/hoejste-punkt/|publisher=[[Danish Geodata Agency]]|access-date=26 May 2014|language=da|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005236/http://www.gst.dk/nyheder/nyhedsarkiv/2005/feb/hoejste-punkt/|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Although this is by far the lowest high point in the Nordic countries and also less than half of the highest point in [[Götaland|Southern Sweden]], Denmark's general elevation in its interior is generally at a safe level from [[sea level rise|rising sea levels]]. A sizeable portion of Denmark's [[terrain]] consists of rolling [[plain]]s whilst the coastline is sandy, with large [[dune]]s in northern Jutland. Although once extensively forested, today Denmark largely consists of [[arable land]]. It is drained by a [[List of rivers of Denmark|dozen or so streams]], and the most significant include the [[Gudenå]], [[Odense River|Odense]], [[Skjern River|Skjern]], [[Suså River|Suså]] and [[Vidå]]—a stream that flows along its southern border with Germany. The country has 1008 lakes, 16 have an area of more than {{convert|500|ha}}. Lake [[Arresø]], located northwest of Copenhagen, is the largest lake.{{sfn|Jensen|1999|page=10}}

The Kingdom of Denmark includes two overseas territories, both well to the west of Denmark: Greenland, the [[list of islands by area|world's largest island]], and the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. These territories are self-governing under their own parliaments (the [[Løgting]] and [[Inatsisartut]]) and form, together with continental Denmark, part of the [[Danish Realm]], a country.

=== Climate ===
Denmark has a [[Temperateness|temperate]] climate, characterised by cool to cold winters, with mean temperatures in January of {{convert|1.5|°C|°F|1}}, and mild summers, with a mean temperature in August of {{convert|17.2|°C|°F|1}}.<ref name="Denmark climate">{{cite web |url=http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/arkiver/normaler-og-ekstremer/klimanormaler-dk/vejrnormal/ |title=Climate Normals for Denmark |access-date=2 January 2015 |publisher=[[Danish Meteorological Institute]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103014624/http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/arkiver/normaler-og-ekstremer/klimanormaler-dk/vejrnormal// |archive-date=3 January 2015 |url-status=dead }} Figures, labelled in Danish: First plot is the whole country; Nedbør=Precipitation, Nedbørdage=Precipitation days (>1 mm), (Dag/Middel/Nat)temp.=(Daytime/Average/Nighttime) temperature, Solskinstimer=Hours of sunshine.</ref> The most extreme temperatures recorded in Denmark, since 1874 when recordings began, was {{convert|36.4|°C|°F|1}} in 1975 and {{convert|-31.2|°C|°F|1}} in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmi.dk/vejr/arkiver/normaler-og-ekstremer/vejrekstremer-dk/|title=Vejrekstremer i Danmark [Weather extremes in Denmark]|language=da|publisher=[[Danish Meteorological Institute]] (DMI)|date=6 October 2016|access-date=19 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019211924/https://www.dmi.dk/vejr/arkiver/normaler-og-ekstremer/vejrekstremer-dk/|archive-date=19 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Denmark has an average of 179 days per year with precipitation, on average receiving a total of {{convert|765|mm|in|0}} per year; autumn is the wettest season and spring the driest.<ref name="Denmark climate" /> The position between a continent and an ocean means that the weather is often unstable.<ref name="Denmark weather change">{{cite web |url=http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/til-lands/maaned-og-saeson/vejrkorset-efteraarsvejrets-fire-hjoerner/ |title=The weather cross – the four corners of autumn weather |access-date=17 September 2015 |publisher=[[Danish Meteorological Institute]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003948/http://www.dmi.dk/vejr/til-lands/maaned-og-saeson/vejrkorset-efteraarsvejrets-fire-hjoerner/ |archive-date=21 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Because of Denmark's northern location, there are large seasonal variations in daylight: short days during the winter with sunrise around 8:45&nbsp;am and sunset 3:45&nbsp;pm (standard time), as well as long summer days with sunrise at 4:30&nbsp;am and sunset at 10&nbsp;pm ([[daylight saving time]]).<ref name="sunrise sunset">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/kobenhavn.html|title=Copenhagen, Denmark&nbsp; – Sunrise, sunset, dawn and dusk times for the whole year|publisher=Gaisma|access-date=24 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702220228/http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/kobenhavn.html|archive-date=2 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In the middle of summer, it is light all night long.

=== Ecology ===
{{Further|List of forests in Denmark|List of mammals of Denmark|List of birds of Denmark}}
{{Hatnote|Also related: [[Flora of the Faroe Islands|Flora]] and [[Fauna of the Faroe Islands]] and [[Flora and fauna of Greenland]]}}

[[File:Grib skov.jpg|thumb|[[Fagus sylvatica|Beech trees]] are common throughout Denmark, especially in the sparse woodlands]]

Denmark belongs to the [[Boreal Kingdom]] and can be subdivided into two [[ecoregion]]s: the [[Atlantic mixed forests]] and [[Baltic mixed forests]].<ref name="DinersteinOlson2017">{{cite journal |last1=Dinerstein |first1=Eric |last2=Olson |first2=David |last3=Joshi |first3=Anup |last4=Vynne |first4=Carly |last5=Burgess |first5=Neil D. |last6=Wikramanayake |first6=Eric |last7=Hahn |first7=Nathan |last8=Palminteri |first8=Suzanne |last9=Hedao |first9=Prashant |last10=Noss |first10=Reed |last11=Hansen |first11=Matt |last12=Locke |first12=Harvey |last13=Ellis |first13=Erle C. |last14=Jones |first14=Benjamin |last15=Barber |first15=Charles Victor |last16=Hayes |first16=Randy |last17=Kormos |first17=Cyril |last18=Martin |first18=Vance |last19=Crist |first19=Eileen |last20=Sechrest |first20=Wes |last21=Price |first21=Lori |last22=Baillie |first22=Jonathan E. 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Michael |title=Ecoregions of Denmark |url=http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152021/ |publisher=Encyclopedia of Earth |access-date=26 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044145/http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152021/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Almost all of Denmark's [[primeval forest|primeval temperate forests]] have been destroyed or fragmented, chiefly for agricultural purposes during the last millennia.<ref name="Jensen1">{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Christian Lundmark |title=Forests and forestry in Denmark – Thousands of years of interaction between man and nature |url=http://www.nordicforestresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ForestandforestryinDenmark.pdf |publisher=Danish Ministry of the Environment Nature Agency |access-date=31 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715001546/http://www.nordicforestresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ForestandforestryinDenmark.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> The deforestation has created large swaths of [[heathland]] and devastating [[Saltation (geology)|sand drifts]].<ref name="Jensen1" /> In spite of this, there are several larger [[second growth forest|second growth woodlands]] in the country and, in total, 12.9% of the land is now forested.<ref>{{cite web |title= Forest area (% of land area) |url= http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS |website= worldbank.org |publisher= The World Bank |access-date= 26 August 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150905234836/http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS |archive-date= 5 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Picea abies|Norway spruce]] is the most widespread tree (2017); an important tree in the [[Christmas tree production in Denmark|Christmas tree production]]. 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[[Roe deer]] occupy the countryside in growing numbers, and large-antlered [[red deer]] can be found in the sparse woodlands of Jutland. Denmark is also home to smaller mammals, such as [[European polecat|polecats]], [[hare]]s and [[hedgehog]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Animals in Denmark|url=http://www.listofcountriesoftheworld.com/da-animals.html|website=listofcountriesoftheworld.com|access-date=31 May 2016|date=2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601121051/http://www.listofcountriesoftheworld.com/da-animals.html|archive-date=1 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Approximately 400 bird species inhabit Denmark and about 160 of those breed in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bird list of Denmark|url=http://www.netfugl.dk/dklist.php|publisher=Netfugl.dk|access-date=26 August 2015|quote=It involves all category A, B and C birds recorded in Denmark (according to SU/BOURC/AERC standard).|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905040347/http://www.netfugl.dk/dklist.php|archive-date=5 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Large marine mammals include healthy populations of [[harbour porpoise]]s, growing numbers of [[pinniped]]s and occasional visits of whales, including [[blue whale]]s and [[orca]]s. [[Cod]], [[herring]] and [[plaice]] are abundant [[Fish as food|culinary fish]] in Danish waters and form the basis for [[Fishing industry in Denmark|a large fishing industry]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Byskov|first1=Søren|title=Theme: Herring, cod and other fish – 1001 Stories of Denmark|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/en_GB/theme/herring-cod-and-other-fish/article|publisher=The Heritage Agency of Denmark|access-date=31 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234622/http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/en_GB/theme/herring-cod-and-other-fish/article|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Environment ===
[[File:European Environment Agency, Copenhagen.jpg|thumb|The [[European Environment Agency]] in Copenhagen]]

Denmark historically taken a progressive stance on [[environmental preservation]]: In 1971, it established a [[Ministry of Environment (Denmark)|Ministry of Environment]] and was the first country in the world to implement an [[environmental law]] in 1973.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NHxwtVy9MKMC&pg=PA323 The law of environmental damage: liability and reparation]. Marie-Louise Larsson.</ref> Land and [[water pollution]] are two of Denmark's most significant [[environmental issue]]s, although much of its household and industrial waste is now increasingly filtered and sometimes recycled. Denmark is a signatory to the [[Kyoto Protocol|Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol]] to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.<ref name="factbook">{{cite web|date=19 January 2012|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/denmark/|title=Denmark|work=The World Factbook|publisher=CIA|access-date=4 February 2012|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705032013/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/denmark/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, its national [[ecological footprint]] is 8.26 global hectares per person, which is very high compared to a world average of 1.7 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ecological Footprint Atlas 2010|url=http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/ecological_footprint_atlas_2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709225943/http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/ecological_footprint_atlas_2010/|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 July 2011|publisher=Global Footprint Network|access-date=26 August 2015|date=2010}}</ref> Contributing factors are an exceptionally high value for cropland and grazing land,<ref>WWF (2014): Living Planet Report.</ref> possibly due to substantially high meat production ({{convert|115.8|kg}} meat annually per capita) and economic size of the meat and dairy industries.<ref>AMI (2012); preliminary data for 2011</ref>

Notwithstanding its relatively high emissions, Denmark topped the list of the 2015 [[Climate Change Performance Index]] due to its implementation effective climate protection policies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://germanwatch.org/en/download/10407.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209222711/http://germanwatch.org/en/download/10407.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 December 2014|title=The Climate Change Performance Index: Results 2015|first1=Jan|last1=Burck|first2=Franziska|last2=Marten|first3=Christoph|last3=Bals|publisher=Germanwatch|access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref> The country has consistently placed first since 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 EPI Results |url=https://epi.yale.edu/epi-results/2020/component/epi |website=Environmental Performance Index |date=3 June 2020 |access-date=20 November 2020 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621233539/https://epi.yale.edu/epi-results/2022/component/epi |url-status=live }}</ref> Denmark ranked 10th in the [[Environmental Performance Index]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Environmental Performance Index |url=https://epi.yale.edu/measure/2024/EPI |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Environmental Performance Index |language=en |archive-date=10 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710023935/https://epi.yale.edu/measure/2024/EPI |url-status=live }}</ref> which measures progress at mitigating [[climate change]], safeguarding [[Ecosystem|ecosystem vitality]], and promoting [[environmental health]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Environmental Performance Index – Denmark |url=https://epi.yale.edu/country/2024/DNK |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Environmental Performance Index |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Denmark joined Costa Rica to launch the "Beyond Oil and Gas alliance" for stopping use fossil fuels.<ref>{{cite news |title=Climate change: Whisper it cautiously... there's been progress in run up to COP26 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58678937 |access-date=10 October 2021 |agency=BBC |date=25 September 2021 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921171344/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58678937 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Danish government stopped issuing new licences for oil and gas extraction in December 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farand |first1=Chloé |date=4 December 2020 |title=Denmark to phase out oil and gas production by 2050 in "watershed" decision |url=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/12/04/denmark-phase-oil-gas-production-2050-watershed-decision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204115130/https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/12/04/denmark-phase-oil-gas-production-2050-watershed-decision/ |archive-date=4 December 2020 |access-date=29 December 2020 |agency=Climate Home News}}</ref>

Denmark's territories, Greenland and the [[Whaling in the Faroe Islands|Faroe Islands]], catch approximately 650 whales per year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2012/almost-saving-whales-the-ambiguity-of-success-at-the-international-whaling-commission-full-text/|title=Almost Saving Whales: The Ambiguity of Success at the International Whaling Commission [Full Text] – Ethics & International Affairs|date=29 March 2012|work=Ethics & International Affairs|access-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227180348/https://www.ethicsandinternationalaffairs.org/2012/almost-saving-whales-the-ambiguity-of-success-at-the-international-whaling-commission-full-text/|archive-date=27 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/faroe-islands-slaughter-pilot-whales-sea-blood-red-north-atlantic-iceland-denmark-ritual-tradition-a7798436.html|title=Hundreds of whales slaughtered in Faroe Island's annual killing|date=20 June 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=27 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228000456/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/faroe-islands-slaughter-pilot-whales-sea-blood-red-north-atlantic-iceland-denmark-ritual-tradition-a7798436.html|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Greenland's quotas for the catch of whales are determined according to the advice of the [[International Whaling Commission]] (IWC), having quota decision-making powers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/Naalakkersuisut/News/2013/01/Whales|title=Greenland quotas for big whales|date=5 January 2013|work=Government of Greenland|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105062411/https://naalakkersuisut.gl/en/Naalakkersuisut/News/2013/01/Whales|archive-date=5 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>