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The geographical and ethno-cultural borders of southern Europe are the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Balkan Mountains to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Southern Europe [1] is also known as Mediterranean Europe, as its geography is marked by the Mediterranean Sea.
Malta was considered an island of North Africa for centuries, [1] but is now generally considered a part of Southern Europe. [2] The exact placement of the Caucasus has also varied since classical antiquity [3] and is now regarded by many as a distinct region within or partly in Europe. [4]
A map of European sub-regions and their boundaries, according to the categories set by EuroVoc (the European Union's official multilingual thesaurus). The regions in the image are colour-coded in the following manner: Blue - Northern Europe. Green - Western Europe. Red - Central and Eastern Europe. Yellow - Southern Europe.
Europe's most significant geological feature is the dichotomy between the highlands and mountains of Southern Europe and a vast, partially underwater, northern plain ranging from Great Britain in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east. [citation needed] These two halves are separated by the mountain chains of the Pyrenees and the Alps ...
[2] [3] Based on such a commonly used division of the continents, the transcontinental countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey have territory in both Asia and Europe. The island of Cyprus in Western Asia is close to Anatolia (or Asia Minor) but is often considered to be a part of Europe and is a member of the European ...
This is a list of countries and territories in Europe by population density. Data are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified. [1] [2] Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia are each bordered on the north by the Greater Caucasus, and may have some territory north of these mountains and thus in Europe by the most common definition.
3.2 Sports in Europe. 4 Environment of Europe. ... Southern Europe; Western Europe; United Nations geoscheme for Europe; Countries of Europe. List of European countries.
Southwestern Europe (4 C, 2 P) B. Birds of Southern Europe (1 C, 41 P) C. ... Pages in category "Southern Europe" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 ...