The graph below was created using Googleâs chart tools. The vertical bar graph shows the costs per ton mile for shipping freight on four transportation modes â truck, rail, air, and water. The costs per ton mile amounts are computed from US Department of Transportation data for 2002.
About us. This project is open for Y-DNA results from all the Nordic countries, as well as those only suspected of having origin in the area. Scandinavia = Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Nordic countries = Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland. Surnames. Genealogy in the Nordic countries relies on knowledge of patronymic names.
The derived term Scandinavian also refers to the North Germanic peoples who speak Scandinavian languages, considered to be a dialect continuum derived from Old Norse. These languages are Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Faroese, and Icelandic, with the latter two being closest to Old Norse. The Scandinavian Peninsula can be said to be the largest peninsula of Europe, a continent that is itself a large peninsula of Eurasia. However, Europe contains several large peninsulas, including the Balkan, the Iberian and the Italian peninsulas.