Danmark ( en, Denmark) is an

islet An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanen ...

located near

Sandvika Sandvika () is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003. Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for W ...

in the Municipality of Bærum,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. While the original meaning is not exactly verified, Municipality of Bærum
"Danmark"
Published on 21 October 2010. Visited on 20 July 2014. the name of the islet reflects Norwegians' (friendly) joking about the relatively small geographical size of

Denmark proper ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , established ...

. Like Denmark, this islet is flat, small, and located overseas south of Bærum. The name predates 1814, when the personal union known as Denmark–Norway was dissolved. In a sale of land in the 1780s, it was mentioned that the sale included 'a little island called Denmark' ( da, en lille ø kaldet Danmark).

References

Literature

* Ness, Tore. 2008. ''Navn i fjorden'' : ''Oslo – Asker – Bærum''. Oslo: Orion Forlag AS. * Borgen, Per Otto. 2006. ''Asker og Bærum leksikon''. Drammen: Forlaget for by- og bygdehistorie.

External links

Image of Denmark
Islands of Viken (county) Denmark–Norway relations Bærum {{Viken-geo-stub