Northern Europe
Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of
Europe, though its precise boundaries are vague and defined variously. It is a term that groups the
Nordic countries (which are present in all definitions):
Denmark,
Finland,
Iceland,
Norway and
Sweden, as well as
Åland, the
Faroe Islands,
Jan Mayen and
Svalbard. (Though politically and historically closely tied to Northern Europe, the Nordic territory of
Greenland is nevertheless geographically closer to the continent of North America.) along with a selection of the following which varies from definition to definition:The
Baltic states:
Estonia,
Latvia, and
Lithuania.The
British Isles:
Ireland,
Great Britain, the
Channel Islands and the
Isle of Man (see also
Western Europe).Areas bordering, or in close proximity to, the
Baltic Sea and the
North Sea, i.e.
north-western Russia (including
Kaliningrad), northern
Poland,
northern Germany,
the Netherlands,
Belgium,
Luxembourg, and the
French region of
Nord-Pas de Calais.Occasionally
Ingria,
Karelia and the
Kola Peninsula (see also
Eastern Europe).
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northern Europe
Noun
1. the northernmost countries of Europe
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
(part-holonym) Europe
Northern Europe (NE) cotton price
An average of the five lowest prices of several internationally-traded cottons (including cost, insurance, and freight) quoted for delivery in Northern Europe. The NE price is used by USDA in its formula for calculating the adjusted world price, used in administering marketing assistance loan and step 2 payment benefits under the cotton price support program.
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