Denmark is a relatively flat country, its highest point reaching only 170.86 meters above sea level. Furthermore, the highest point in the country is a highly contested topic. First, less than one meter separates the four highest natural points in the country. Second, old graves from the Viking and Bronze ages are located on top of some of them. If these are taken intro consideration, Yding Skovhøj would be the highest point in Denmark with 172.54 meters, not Møllehøj. Moreover, Ejer Bavnehøj was considered to be the highest point until 1941, when Yding Skov was found to be slightly higher. Then, new measurements in 2004 and 2005 found that Møllehøj is the highest natural point in Denmark.
Highest points and elevations in Denmark
(in meters)
*Margretelyst SØ is located directly north of Ejer Bavnehøj.
Only includes mainland Denmark. If the whole kingdom, with the Faroe Islands and Greenland is considered, Gunnbjørn in Greenland is the highest point with 3,700 meters.
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Danish Geodata Agency. (February 28, 2005). Highest points and elevations in Denmark (in meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301303/highest-points-denmark/
Danish Geodata Agency. "Highest points and elevations in Denmark (in meters)." Chart. February 28, 2005. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301303/highest-points-denmark/
Danish Geodata Agency. (2005). Highest points and elevations in Denmark (in meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301303/highest-points-denmark/
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