Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway |
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, [Gulf of Bothnia]?, Kattegat, and Skagerrak?, between Finland and Norway |
Europe |
Europe |
449,964 sq km |
449,964 sq km |
410,934 sq km |
410,934 sq km |
39,030 sq km |
39,030 sq km |
slightly larger than California |
slightly larger than California |
2,205 km |
2,205 km |
Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km |
Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km |
3,218 km |
3,218 km |
12 nm (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas) |
12 nautical miles (adjustments made to return a portion of straits to high seas) |
Baltic Sea 0 m |
Baltic Sea 0 m |
Kebnekaise 2,111 m |
Kebnekaise? 2,111 m |
zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower |
zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower |
ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic |
ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the [Gulf of Bothnia]?, can interfere with maritime traffic |
acid rain damaging soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea |
acid rain damaging soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea |
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
Air Pollution, [Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides]?, [Air Pollution-Sulphur 85]?, [Air Pollution-Sulphur 94]?, [Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds]?, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, [Hazardous Wastes]?, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, [Ship Pollution]?, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
[Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants]?, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |