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  2. Eastern Europe - Wikipedia

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    Eastern Europe after 1945 usually meant all the European countries liberated from Nazi Germany and then occupied by the Soviet army. It included the German Democratic Republic (also known as East Germany), formed by the Soviet occupation zone of Germany. All the countries in Eastern Europe adopted communist modes of control by 1948.

  3. Lizard Point, Cornwall - Wikipedia

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    It is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston. [1] Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain at 49° 57' 30" N. [2] With the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly, it is the southernmost part of England and the wider ...

  4. Extreme points of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The highest point is dependent upon the definition of Europe: The Caucasus Mountains watershed divide is the most common definition for the European/Asian border. This places the highest point at Mount Elbrus , Russia (5,642 metres; 18,506 feet), which is 11 km (6.8 mi) onto the European side of the Caucasus watershed divide.

  5. Extreme points of the European Union - Wikipedia

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    Border marker at the road near the northernmost point of the European Union near Nuorgam, Finland. There is a marker also at the exact point at the river. Cape Greco, Cyprus Pointe de Langevin, Réunion. North: Nuorgam, Finland (70° 5′ 30″ N) South: La Restinga, Canary Islands, Spain (27° 38′ N)

  6. Lizard Point - Wikipedia

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    Lizard Point may refer to: Lizard Point, Cornwall, the southernmost point on the British mainland; Lizard Point (Queensland), a rock outcrop in Australia; Lizard Point, Antarctica, on the Beardmore Glacier "Lizard Point" (composition), an instrumental by Brian Eno, on the album Ambient 4: On Land

  7. List of tripoints - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of all three-country tripoints on land or internal waters.Many of the coordinates listed below are only approximate. As of 2020, there are 175 international tripoints.

  8. Geographical midpoint of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The method used for calculating this point was that of the centre of gravity of the geometrical figure of Europe. This point is located in Lithuania, near the village of Girija. A monument, composed by the sculptor Gediminas Jokūbonis and consisting of a column of white granite surmounted by a crown of stars, was erected at the location in 2004.

  9. Geography of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Physiographically, it is the northwestern peninsula of the larger landmass known as Eurasia (or the larger Afro-Eurasia); Asia occupies the centre and east of this continuous landmass. Europe's eastern frontier is usually delineated by the Ural Mountains in Russia, which is the largest country by land area in the continent.