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Denmark as a sea nation told through geographical, cultural, and economic facts. Made by The Embassy of Denmark in Prague, Czech Republic. Join us at facebook.com/pragueemb.dk

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UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK DENMARK – A SEA NATION
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO) DID YOU KNOW … THAT DENMARK HAS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LONGEST COASTLINES COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF A COUNTRY?
7,500 KM OF DANISH COASTLINE…
DENMARK – A SEA NATION … CORRESPONDS TO DRIVING FROM PRAGUE TO ARMENIA AND BACK!
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK HOW FAR CAN A PERSON IN DENMARK BE FROM THE OCEAN?
50 KM (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO) - SAME AS THE DISTANCE FROM PRAGUE TO MELNIK, CZECH REPUBLIC – IS HOW FAR A PERSON IN DENMARK CAN BE FROM THE OCEAN
DENMARK – A SEA NATION VISIT KLITMØLLER THE DANISH ‘COLD HAWAII’ (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO)
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK KLITMØLLER: ‘COLD HAWAII’ SMALL TOWN ON THE DANISH WEST COAST – AND ONE OF THE BEST (AND COLDEST) SURFER LOCATIONS IN EUROPE KLITMØLLER HOSTED THE SURFER’S WORLD CUP IN 2012
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK VADEHAVET – DANISH WADDEN SEA DENMARK’S BIGGEST, FLATTEST, AND WETTEST NATIONAL PARK
DENMARK – A SEA NATION VADEHAVET TIDAL FLATS IN WESTERN DENMARK THE SEAWATER IS CHANGED TWICE A DAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE IS APPROX 1,5 METRES
MAERSK THE BIGGEST COMPANY IN DENMARK WITH MAIN FOCUS ON SHIPPING (MAERSK LINE) AND OIL AND GAS (MAERSK OIL AND MAERSK DRILLING) (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO)
MAERSK LINE (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO) THE LARGEST CONTAINER SHIPPING COMPANY IN THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 600 VESSELS HAS JUST REACHED GREEN TARGET OF REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS BY 25 % FROM ITS BENCHMARK 2007 LEVELS
OFFSHORE WIND FARMS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK DENMARK IS FLAT, SURROUNDED BY SEA, AND STRONG WINDS ARE COMMON. THIS IS PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WINDMILLS – OFTEN IN WIND FARMS OFF THE COAST
DENMARK – A SEA NATION 2012: 30 % OF DENMARK’S ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION WAS COVERED BY WIND A LARGE CONTRIBUTOR WAS THE WIND FARM ‘HORNS REV 2’ WHERE 91 WINDMILLS PROVIDE ENERGY FOR 200.000 HOUSES – ANNUALLY!
DENMARK – A SEA NATION DID YOU KNOW … THAT IN COPENHAGEN ZOO YOU CAN GET CLOSE TO A SWIMMING POLAR BEAR THROUGH NO MORE THAN A THICK WINDOW?
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK FROM A TUNNEL UNDER WATER YOU CAN WATCH THE POLAR BEARS OF COPENHAGEN ZOO SPLASH AND PLAY OVER AND UNDERNEATH YOU
DENMARK – A SEA NATION ‘THE BLUE PLANET’ THE NEW DENMARK’S AQUARIUM WITH 20.000 SEA ANIMALS – RIGHT NEXT TO COPENHAGEN AIRPORT AND OVERLOOKING THE BALTIC SEA
DENMARK – A SEA NATION INSPIRED BY A MAELSTROM … THE DANISH CONNECTION TO SEA AND WIND WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR THE WHIRLPOOL- SHAPED DESIGN OF THE NEW DENMARK’S AQUARIUM IT WILL BECOME NORTHERN EUROPE’S LARGEST AND MOST MODERN PUBLIC AQUARIUM AT ITS OPENING 22 MARCH 2013
A SPECIAL DANISH TREAT: UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK MUSSELS
UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DID YOU KNOW … THAT IN DENMARK YOU’RE ALLOWED TO COLLECT MUSSELS AT THE BEACH AND EAT AS MANY AS YOU LIKE – FOR FREE
DENMARK – A SEA NATION COPENHAGEN HARBOUR IN WINTER

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Denmark - a sea nation

  • 1. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK DENMARK – A SEA NATION
  • 2. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO) DID YOU KNOW … THAT DENMARK HAS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LONGEST COASTLINES COMPARED TO THE SIZE OF A COUNTRY?
  • 4. DENMARK – A SEA NATION … CORRESPONDS TO DRIVING FROM PRAGUE TO ARMENIA AND BACK!
  • 5. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK HOW FAR CAN A PERSON IN DENMARK BE FROM THE OCEAN?
  • 6. 50 KM (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO) - SAME AS THE DISTANCE FROM PRAGUE TO MELNIK, CZECH REPUBLIC – IS HOW FAR A PERSON IN DENMARK CAN BE FROM THE OCEAN
  • 7. DENMARK – A SEA NATION VISIT KLITMØLLER THE DANISH ‘COLD HAWAII’ (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO)
  • 8. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK KLITMØLLER: ‘COLD HAWAII’ SMALL TOWN ON THE DANISH WEST COAST – AND ONE OF THE BEST (AND COLDEST) SURFER LOCATIONS IN EUROPE KLITMØLLER HOSTED THE SURFER’S WORLD CUP IN 2012
  • 9. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK VADEHAVET – DANISH WADDEN SEA DENMARK’S BIGGEST, FLATTEST, AND WETTEST NATIONAL PARK
  • 10. DENMARK – A SEA NATION VADEHAVET TIDAL FLATS IN WESTERN DENMARK THE SEAWATER IS CHANGED TWICE A DAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW TIDE IS APPROX 1,5 METRES
  • 11. MAERSK THE BIGGEST COMPANY IN DENMARK WITH MAIN FOCUS ON SHIPPING (MAERSK LINE) AND OIL AND GAS (MAERSK OIL AND MAERSK DRILLING) (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO)
  • 12. MAERSK LINE (COVER THIS AREA WITH PHOTO) THE LARGEST CONTAINER SHIPPING COMPANY IN THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 600 VESSELS HAS JUST REACHED GREEN TARGET OF REDUCING CO2 EMISSIONS BY 25 % FROM ITS BENCHMARK 2007 LEVELS
  • 13. OFFSHORE WIND FARMS UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK DENMARK IS FLAT, SURROUNDED BY SEA, AND STRONG WINDS ARE COMMON. THIS IS PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR WINDMILLS – OFTEN IN WIND FARMS OFF THE COAST
  • 14. DENMARK – A SEA NATION 2012: 30 % OF DENMARK’S ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION WAS COVERED BY WIND A LARGE CONTRIBUTOR WAS THE WIND FARM ‘HORNS REV 2’ WHERE 91 WINDMILLS PROVIDE ENERGY FOR 200.000 HOUSES – ANNUALLY!
  • 15. DENMARK – A SEA NATION DID YOU KNOW … THAT IN COPENHAGEN ZOO YOU CAN GET CLOSE TO A SWIMMING POLAR BEAR THROUGH NO MORE THAN A THICK WINDOW?
  • 16. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK FROM A TUNNEL UNDER WATER YOU CAN WATCH THE POLAR BEARS OF COPENHAGEN ZOO SPLASH AND PLAY OVER AND UNDERNEATH YOU
  • 17. DENMARK – A SEA NATION ‘THE BLUE PLANET’ THE NEW DENMARK’S AQUARIUM WITH 20.000 SEA ANIMALS – RIGHT NEXT TO COPENHAGEN AIRPORT AND OVERLOOKING THE BALTIC SEA
  • 18. DENMARK – A SEA NATION INSPIRED BY A MAELSTROM … THE DANISH CONNECTION TO SEA AND WIND WAS AN INSPIRATION FOR THE WHIRLPOOL- SHAPED DESIGN OF THE NEW DENMARK’S AQUARIUM IT WILL BECOME NORTHERN EUROPE’S LARGEST AND MOST MODERN PUBLIC AQUARIUM AT ITS OPENING 22 MARCH 2013
  • 19. A SPECIAL DANISH TREAT: UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK MUSSELS
  • 20. UDENRIGSMINISTERIET, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DID YOU KNOW … THAT IN DENMARK YOU’RE ALLOWED TO COLLECT MUSSELS AT THE BEACH AND EAT AS MANY AS YOU LIKE – FOR FREE
  • 21. DENMARK – A SEA NATION COPENHAGEN HARBOUR IN WINTER

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