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The Geography of Denmark Location: northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes the islands Zealand and Fyn, and Bornholm) Area: slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts total: 16,638 square miles (43,094 sq. km); includes the island of Bornholm, but not the Faroe Islands or Greenland l and: 16,368 square miles (42,394 sq. km) water: 270 square miles ( 700 sq. km) Borders: Germany 86 miles (140 km) Climate: temperate, humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lammefjord -23 feet (-7 meters) highest point: Yding Skovhoej 568 feet (173 meters) Natural Hazards: flooding in some areas

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