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| visentin | etymology | |
Voted 10/10 | where does the expression "The Scandes" come from ? | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2009 10:23 am | ||
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| Lolli | Re: etymology | |
Hasn't voted | After a debate here, I called the Geological Institute of Sweden, asking them what the correct name of the mountain range was in English. That was the answer. In Swedish it's Skanderna, and I called it that first, but there were protests from a Norwegian. It's a border mountain chain, and we have different names on it. The chain actually continues under the sea and continues in Scotland. I believe the word itself is derived from the same base as "Scandinavia". | |
| Posted Nov 5, 2009 2:37 pm | ||
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