Lithuania is far enough south that with coastal moderation, it stays higher than Belarus, which sits inland. Even though it is farther south, it has no coast to warm it.
Agreed. My mind immediately went to "furthest north", so I got 8 out of 10 very quickly. Then after trying a several more incorrect answers, "high elevation" occurred to me, and I got the last 2.
Exactly. And the Swiss have some of their main meteorological stations at 4000ft altitude. In the cities on the plains (Basel, Zurich, Geneva...) the winters are way milder than in the Baltic countries.
Why wouldn’t you Spain and Malta are known for being some of the coldest countries in Europe 🥶 and Greece as well I remember the amazing snowstorms every winter and the whole sea around them freezes 🤩
spain coldest? i mean we don't have a tropical climate as many think lol but definitely one of the warmest in europe if not the warmest (probably malta or portugal can beat us)
Actually it is in both continents west of the ural mountins europe east of those Asia, hard to consider vladivostock european when it is closer to japan
Arguably, the average temperature refers to the entire country, not just the European part. If that distinction could be made, i.e. average temperature for just European Russia, it might place differently on the list.
Yes, nothing at all. I think you are forgetting around 13,000,000 kilometers squared of land.
But yes, I get what you mean. The population density in Asian Russia is around 2.3 people per kilometer squared. Still, there are around 30 million people living in the Asian part of Russia, and that would more than most European nations.
Then you'd probably not want to live in Yakutsk, a Siberian city with an average annual temperature of −8.8°C, and where it frequently drops below −40°C in the winter.
The average is for entire Russia, for the European part, it would be significantly warmer, but probably would fit anong the 10 coldest because of the northern regions.
Wow. These are some cold countries. I'm sitting at home with snow falling outside and it's 2 degrees. It's one of the coldest nights of the year. To think that countries have average temperatures around this point or (in Russia's case) much colder is pretty wild. Oh well, I should get used to it: if everything works out I'll be going to Mawson Base next year and the average high there is -8.3.
Crispy -15C is perfect for a little jog. Ice is no longer all that slippery, snow has a pleasant crunch to it, you'll be refreshed most, if not all, of the way rather than worn out.
I did guess liechtenstein, but somehow switzerland had slipped my mind.
I forget Sweden and get Lichtenstein first time.
But yes, I get what you mean. The population density in Asian Russia is around 2.3 people per kilometer squared. Still, there are around 30 million people living in the Asian part of Russia, and that would more than most European nations.
Good job on this quiz!