Editing Songdalen (section)

==Geography==
Songdalen was an inland municipality, the municipalities of [[Kristiansand]] and [[Vennesla]] were located to the east, [[Marnardal]] to the west, and [[Søgne]] to the south. Songdalen's administrative centre, [[Nodeland]], is a short 10-minute drive from the center of the city of [[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]].

The landscape of the municipality was heavily shaped by the last [[ice age]]. The river [[Songdalselva]] flows through the valley that made up the southern part of the municipality. The river passes through a {{convert|1|km}} long, {{convert|100|m}} deep scenic narrow [[gorge]] called ''(Juve)'' at Underåsen. It is recognized for [[fishing]], [[canoe]]ing, and other recreational opportunities.

Southern Songdalen's elevation was close to sea level, but it increased up to a maximum of {{convert|414|m}} above sea level in the northern part of the municipality. The [[climate]] changes correspondingly, from a coastal climate in the south to a more inland type climate in the north.

The [[forest]]s are mixed [[deciduous]] and [[evergreen]] (heavily forested with oak and [[pine]]), with the ratio of pine woods increasing towards the north of the municipality. [[Moose]] and [[European beaver|beaver]] are common in the area.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stagg |first=Frank Noel |url=https://archive.org/details/southnorway0000unse |title=South Norway |publisher=George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. |year=1958 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = [[Nodeland]]
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -2.2
| Feb mean C = -2.2
| Mar mean C = 1.0
| Apr mean C = 4.6
| May mean C = 10.0
| Jun mean C = 14.1
| Jul mean C = 15.5
| Aug mean C = 14.8
| Sep mean C = 11.5
| Oct mean C = 7.5
| Nov mean C = 3.0
| Dec mean C = -0.5
|year mean C = 6.4
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour = <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 141
| Feb precipitation mm = 94
| Mar precipitation mm = 100
| Apr precipitation mm = 65
| May precipitation mm = 94
| Jun precipitation mm = 82
| Jul precipitation mm = 93
| Aug precipitation mm = 127
| Sep precipitation mm = 160
| Oct precipitation mm = 187
| Nov precipitation mm = 187
| Dec precipitation mm = 140
|year precipitation mm = 1470
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=eKlima Web Portal |url=http://eklima.met.no |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040614073527/http://eklima.met.no/ |archive-date=2004-06-14 |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
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