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Scandinavia (other)
Scandinavia generally refers to the region consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Scandinavia may also refer to: Places * Scandinavian Peninsula, a peninsula in Northern Europe * Scandinavia Township, Harlan County, Nebraska, U.S. * Scandinavia, Wisconsin, U.S., a village * Scandinavia (town), Wisconsin, adjacent to the village * Scandinavia, Manitoba, Canada Music * Scandinavia (album), ''Scandinavia'' (album), by Michael Learns to Rock, 2012 * Scandinavia (composition), "Scandinavia" (composition), by Van Morrison, 1982 * "Scandinavia", a song by Morrissey from ''World Peace Is None of Your Business'', 2014 Ships * MS Scandinavia, MS ''Scandinavia'', several ships * USS Scandinavia (SP-3363), USS ''Scandinavia'' (SP-3363), a US Navy patrol vessel 1918–1919, later the US Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS ''Scandinavia'' See also * Nordic countries, the broader region that includes Scandinavia * Pan-Scandinavia * Scandinavian (other) * Scandinavica (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer more narrowly to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes part of Finland), or more broadly to include all of Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. The geography of the region is varied, from the Norwegian fjords in the west and Scandinavian mountains covering parts of Norway and Sweden, to the low and flat areas of Denmark in the south, as well as archipelagos and lakes in the east. Most of the population in the region live in the more temperate southern regions, with the northern parts having long, cold, winters. The region became notable during the Viking Age, when Scandinavian peoples participated in large scale raiding, conquest, colonization and trading mostl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavian Peninsula
The Scandinavian Peninsula ( sv, Skandinaviska halvön; no, Den skandinaviske halvøy (Bokmål) or nn, Den skandinaviske halvøya; fi, Skandinavian niemimaa) is a peninsula located in Northern Europe, which roughly comprises the mainlands of Sweden, Norway and the northwestern area of Finland. The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia, the cultural region of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. That cultural name is in turn derived from the name of Scania, the region at the southern extremity of the peninsula which was for centuries a part of Denmark, which is the ancestral home of the Danes, and is now part of Sweden. The Scandinavian Peninsula is the largest of the peninsulas of Europe, with a greater area than the Balkan, Iberian and Italian peninsulas. During the Ice Ages, the sea level of the Atlantic Ocean dropped so much that the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland disappeared, and the countries now surrounding them, including German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia Township, Harlan County, Nebraska
Scandinavia Township is one of sixteen townships in Harlan County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 116. A small portion of the Village of Ragan lies within the Township. See also *County government in Nebraska County government in Nebraska is organized in one of two models: *Township counties: the county is subdivided into organized townships and governed by a 7-member board of supervisors. This is the form used by 27 counties. *Commissioner counties: th ... References External linksCity-Data.com Townships in Harlan County, Nebraska Townships in Nebraska {{HarlanCountyNE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia, Wisconsin
Scandinavia is a village in the Town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 328 at the 2010 census. Geography Scandinavia is located at (44.461513, -89.148659). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which, of it is land and is water. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 363 people, 147 households, and 97 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 166 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.2% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 1.7% from other races, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population. There were 147 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia (town), Wisconsin
Scandinavia is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,075 at the 2000 census. The Village of Scandinavia is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.7 km2), of which, 33.8 square miles (87.5 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.2 km2) of it (1.31%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,075 people, 394 households, and 312 families residing in the town. The population density was 31.8 people per square mile (12.3/km2). There were 479 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14% White, 0.19% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 394 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia, Manitoba
Scandinavia is a locality in the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the northern portion of the Municipality of Clanwilliam – Erickson and south of Riding Mountain National Park Riding Mountain National Park is a national park in Manitoba, Canada. The park is located within Treaty 2 Territory and sits atop the Manitoba Escarpment. Consisting of a protected area , the forested parkland stands in sharp contrast to the sur .... The Post Office was located on 7-18-17W and opened in 1886 with Jems Hemmingsen as postmaster. It closed in 1968. A School District of the same name was located on 6-18-17W. The locality's name likely came from the early settlers or the postmaster and referred to the Scandinavian settlers who were the first European people to inhabit the area. The locality to the south of Scandinavia was Hilltop and was settled during the same period with mainly Swedish immigrants. References * ''Geographic Names of Manitoba (pg. 243)'' - the Millennium B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia (album)
''Scandinavia'' is the eighth studio album by the Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released on June 11, 2012. It was the first album to be solely produced by the guitarist Mikkel Lentz, who had produced most of the band's previous album, ''Eternity Eternity, in common parlance, means Infinity, infinite time that never ends or the quality, condition, or fact of being everlasting or eternal. Classical philosophy, however, defines eternity as what is timeless or exists outside time, whereas ...'' (2008). The track "Any Way You Want It" appeared on music charts in Indonesia, India and Denmark. The album received mostly positive reviews from critics with ''Musicperk'' giving a rating of 8 out of 10. ''Timeoutmumbai'', a popular Indian site, said, "MLTR's new album is like your old school friend." The album fared well in India and in other South Asian countries. Track listing Charts References External linksMichael Learns To Rock official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavia (composition)
"Scandinavia" is an instrumental composition by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the closing track on his 1982 album ''Beautiful Vision''. The track was the first instrumental Morrison released but which was followed by others during the 1980s. It has been performed in concert only a few times. Morrison played the composition on 3 April 1982 at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany and was broadcast on ''Rockpalast'' in Germany and the BBC in the UK. It was recorded at the first recording session for the ''Beautiful Vision'' album and was the only track from this session that would be used on the album. The musicians featured differed from the other tracks on the finished album and had appeared with Morrison at the Great American Music Hall in March 1981. Morrison played piano on this instrumental. The composition was nominated in the ''Best Rock Instrumental Performance'' category for the 25th Annual Grammy Awards. It was used throughout the 1993 BBC documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Peace Is None Of Your Business
''World Peace Is None of Your Business'' is the tenth solo studio album by English singer Morrissey, recorded in February 2014 and released on 15 July 2014. It was produced by Joe Chiccarelli and was distributed by record label Harvest. The album entered at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked in the US at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Recording and cover ''World Peace Is None of Your Business'' was recorded at La Fabrique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in France during February 2014 in a studio where Nick Cave had also worked. The album's cover features an image of Morrissey crouching down and offering a pen to a chocolate Labrador. Promotion The album's lead single, " World Peace Is None of Your Business", was released on 13 May 2014, alongside an accompanying music video featuring Nancy Sinatra next to Morrissey performing the song in spoken word. On 20 May a second spoken word video was then released for the album's second single, "Istanbul". Purchasers who pre-ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Scandinavia
MS ''Scandinavia'' may refer to the following ships: * , launched in 1979 and served under this name until 1982 when she was renamed ''Tzarevetz'' * , a cruiseferry A cruiseferry is a ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a Ro-Pax ferry. Many passengers travel with the ships for the cruise experience, staying only a few hours at the destination port or not leaving the ship at all, while oth ... launched in 1981, renamed ''Stardancer'' in 1985, '' Viking Serenade'' in 1990 and converted to a cruise ship in 1991. Subsequently renamed as ''Island Escape'' in 2002 and then '' Ocean Gala'' in 2015. She was scrapped under the name ''Ocean Gala 1'' in 2018. * , a cruiseferry launched in 1980 as ''Visby'' she was in operation as ''Scandinavia'' between 2003 and 2015 and renamed ''Rigel II'' in 2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Scandinavia, MS Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Scandinavia (SP-3363)
USS ''Scandinavia'' (SP-3363) was a patrol vessel in commission in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1919, seeing service in World War I. After her U.S. Navy service, she was in commission in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as the survey launch USC&GS ''Scandinavia'' from 1919. Construction ''Scandinavia'' was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name by the G. T. Taylor Marine Railway at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1916. United States Navy service The U.S. Navy acquired ''Scandinavia'' from Bie and Schiott of Baltimore, Maryland, on either 3 or 5 October 1918 (sources disagree) for World War I service in the section patrol. The Navy commissioned her on 5 October 1918 as USS ''Scandinavia'' (SP-3363). The Navy assigned ''Scandinavia'' to duty with the Naval Overseas Transportation Service district supervisor at Baltimore for service as a dispatch boat and pilot boat. She carried out these duties during the final five-and-a-half weeks of and for a few months in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Countries
The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; literal translation, lit. 'the North') are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It includes the sovereign states of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the autonomous administrative division, autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland; and the autonomous region of Åland. The Nordic countries have much in common in their way of life, History of Scandinavia, history, religion and Nordic model, social structure. They have a long history of political unions and other close relations but do not form a singular entity today. The Scandinavism, Scandinavist movement sought to unite Denmark, Norway and Sweden into one country in the 19th century. With the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden (Norwegian independence), the independence of Finland in the early 20th century and the 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum, this move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
