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Highest point in Europe (lemmy.world)
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[–] PunkiBas@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interestingly, the spanish highest point pictured there is actually nowhere to be seen on this map, as it's located in the Canary islands, further to the south.

[–] tychosmoose@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

Likewise for Portugal. Its highest point is Pico, in the Azores archipelago.

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Now ask France and Italy which side it is

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

As long as we can still get access to the water from said mountain to brew beer, it doesn't matter :D

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

as long as frexit or itexit stays a fantasy, it doesn't matter

[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What is that 5165m mountain? I've always been told that the Mont-Blanc was the highest mountain of Europe and now I'm confused.

EDIT: Ararat mount in East Turkey. Considered an Asian mountain on Wikipedia.

[–] Blaze@reddthat.com 5 points 4 months ago

Probably something in the Caucasus, or at least in Asian Turkey

[–] theorangeninja@lemmy.today 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What's going on in Belarus?

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nothing good.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

🤣

😭

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Today I learned Denmark has less elevation than the Netherlands

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Denmark is super flat. I believe the highest point is the pylons of the bridge between the two Major islands, Funen and Zealand.

[–] clb92@feddit.dk 6 points 4 months ago

If we count all man made structures, I believe there are 18 radio transmitter towers that are taller than the bridge pylons.

[–] Rednax@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The only reason the Netherlands has that high a number, is because of the hill on which the Dutch, German, and Belgian borders meet. If you take Limburg out of the equation, the next highest point is 110 meters.

In two of the Dutch provinces, the highest point is a garbage dump hill.

[–] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In two of the Dutch provinces, the highest point is a garbage dump hill.

Which two provinces?

[–] Rednax@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

According to wikipedia, Noord Brabant and Drenthe. My "research" hasn't gone any deeper than that.

Source: https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_hoogste_punten_in_het_Koninkrijk_der_Nederlanden

[–] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Now people get to argue about which parts of Turkey and Russia are in Europe. Kaliningrad is Asia but “Europe” borders Iran.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

said 5167(?) is mount Ararat and it's clearly not in Europe

but!

when the Europe/Asia separation is based on identity politics… (cough: religion) and Georgia, Armenia or Cyprus is included in Europe but not Turkey, there's no need to argue 🤷

Ararat's Armenian history shouldn't be ignored either

[–] RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 4 months ago

The highest point in Europe is actually in Asia, interesting...