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What if I told you that one of the cleanest, most pristine regions on Earth has to *import* garbage from other countries just to power its cities? Or that a country famous for its ancient Viking kings is actually ruled by the descendants of a French general? From the world's true island-hopping capital to the first Europeans to land in North America, here are 15 incredible geography facts you never knew about Scandinavia.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Scandinavia
0:26 - World’s Longest Road Tunnel
1:19 - The Land of 188,000 Lakes
2:12 - Flat Denmark
3:08 - A Fractal Coastline
4:03 - The "Island-Hopping" Capital
5:01 - Subscribe to My Travel Channel
5:52 - A French General Founded Sweden's Current Royal Dynasty
6:40 - Scandinavia Was Once United Under One Crown
7:27 - Vikings Were the First Europeans in North America
8:14 - Norway and Sweden Were a Single Country for 91 Years
9:03 - The Name "Scandinavia" Has a Murky Origin
9:51 - The Sámi are Europe's Only Recognized Indigenous People
10:40 - The Scandinavian Languages are Mutually Intelligible
11:30 - Sweden Imports Trash... on Purpose
12:18 - Consistently Ranks as the "Happiest" Region
13:11 - Some of the World's Biggest Coffee Drinkers
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