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[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 24 points 10 months ago

I've been to Lithuania's highest point and it was a massive disappointment.

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 6 points 10 months ago

Pretty funny that the highest point in the country is lower than the one in a country literally called "lowlands"

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Lithuania could be divided into lowlands and highlands, or Žemaitija and Aukštaitija. The highest spot in Lithuania is in Aukštaitija, but Žemaitija's high spots are far more interesting:

Medvėgalis

[-] plumbus@feddit.de 17 points 10 months ago

I‘m still amazed, that Spain‘s highest mountain is the volcano island Tenerife (Pico del Teide). Meters above sea level has another impact if the sea level is right next to it.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 9 points 10 months ago

Similar for Portugal, the highest mountain is on the Azores (Pico).

[-] Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think the color scaling doesn't convey the relative scale super well but it's certainly interesting data

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

I like how the Netherlands didn't even get a number.

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 10 months ago

They do, 322, actually higher than 171 Denmark

[-] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

Oh you're right; hard to see so I thought it was a part of Flevoland.

[-] ElHopanessRomtic@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago

Well they did but it's barely legible. Also the "Mountain" is on the border with Germany and Belgium with it's highest point being where the borders meet, so only about one third of it is actually in the Netherlands.

[-] occhineri@feddit.de 4 points 10 months ago

Iirc, the top of the hill isn't even on the Dutch but on the Belgian side

[-] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

And a fucking dane won the last 2 tour de france racers.. crazy

[-] DreadPotato@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Doping enables the craziest things...also, they never do the bulk of their training in Denmark.

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 8 points 10 months ago

Denmark ^__^

[-] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Worth noting that the value for Portugal refers to the Pico mountain Azores, not on the Continent.

[-] wieson@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Sweden only giving 20%

[-] patak@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It's pretty interesting to know that France and Italy have the same height of their highest points 🤔

[-] 52fighters@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Reddit blocks vpns. Any chance you can share from non-Reddit?

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

Updated to local link

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