SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Peninsula located in northern Europe and bordered by a section of the Arctic Ocean
A
Italy
B
Scandinavian Peninsula
C
Spain
D
Iberian Peninsula
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scandinavian Peninsula, large promontory of northern Europe, occupied by Norway and Sweden. It is about 1, 150 mi (1, 850 km) long and extends southward from the Barents Sea of the Arctic Ocean between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea (east), Kattegat and Skagerrak (south), and the Norwegian and North seas (west).

Detailed explanation-2: -Europe’s main peninsulas are the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan, located in southern Europe, and the Scandinavian and Jutland, located in Northern Europe. The link between these peninsulas has made Europe a dominant economic, social, and cultural force throughout recorded history.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Scandinavian Peninsula, which comprises Sweden and Norway, is approximately 1850 km long. It extends southward from the Barents Sea in the north, the Norwegian sea to the west and the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea to the east.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Scandinavian peninsula is the geographical area that includes Norway, Sweden and a small part of Finland, while Scandinavia includes Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the whole of Finland, and sometimes even Iceland too.

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