Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaia surfboard in Lances Left, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaeland and Fyn)
Geographic coordinates: 56 00 N, 10 00 E
Coastline: 7,314 km
Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains
Natural hazards: flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Location: Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, on a peninsula north of Germany (Jutland); also includes two major islands (Sjaelland and Fyn)
Geographic coordinates: 56° 0' N, 10° 0' E
Coastline km: 7,314 km km
Climate: temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers
Terrain: low and flat to gently rolling plains
Elevation: lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m
highest point: Yding Skovhoej 173 m
Natural hazards: flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes
Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
Population: 5,450,661 (July 2006 est.)
Languages: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)
Capital: Copenhagen
Divisions: The 1st January 2007, the 14 counties will be reorganized into five regions.
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| Water temp. | 41°F | 43°F | 52°F | 59°F | 54°F | 50°F |
| Air temp. | 37°F | 43°F | 55°F | 61°F | 55°F | 48°F |
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| Agger | 9 / - | Right | Point-break | Experienced surfers | |||
| Augustenhof | 4 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| borsmose | 2 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar |
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| Bunker | 11 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Bønnerup Øst mole | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty |
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| D´Bay | 3 / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Gilleleje havn | 8 / - | Right | Sand-bar |
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| Gilleleje øst mole | - / - | Right and left | breakwater/jetty |
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| Hav Stokken | 3 / - | All surfers | |||||
| Hirtshals | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Hornbaek | 5 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar |
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| Hou | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break | All surfers | |||
| Hundested strand | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Hvide Sande | 12 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Klitmoller | 7 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | Beginners wave | |||
| Loekken | 2 / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
| Raageleje | - / - | Sand-bar | All surfers | ||||
| Rødvig | 1 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| smidstrup strand | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Store Mole (hvide sande) | - / - | Right and left | Sand-bar | All surfers | |||
| The church | - / - | Right and left | Reef-rocky |
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| Tisvilde Peer | 2 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Vejers Strand | - / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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| Vorupør | 28 / - | Right and left | Beach-break |
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By Anonymous , 07-10-2009
freezing - hi guys
i have just moved to copenhagen and would like to know if theres someone keen for trip or just a lift over to the westcoast. the more people the better. i know that its probably freezing but i can live with a cold but not, not surfing til next summer.
cheers
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By Anonymous , 17-01-2010
hi - Hey how is the surf over there? i'm trying to plan a trip to iceland and then denmark for a surf trip. what is it like? I live and surf in New Jersey, USA year round. are there any surf schools or surf shops over there?