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The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
Main European drainage divides (red lines) separating catchments (green regions). The main European watershed is the drainage divide ("watershed") which separates the basins of the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from those that feed the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea.
Near Krefeld, the river crosses the Uerdingen line, the line which separates the areas where Low German and High German are spoken. The Rhine River is crossed by several ferries, including the one between Bad Honnef and Rolandseck, where the Lohfelderfähre district is situated. Until the early 1980s, industry was a major source of water pollution.
The list of drainage basins by area identifies basins (also known as "catchments" or, in North American usage, "watersheds"), sorted by area, which drain to oceans, mediterranean seas, rivers, lakes and other water bodies.
5 Rivers of Europe. Toggle Rivers of Europe subsection. 5.1 General lists. 5.2 Rivers of Eastern Europe. 5.3 Rivers of Northern Europe. 5.4 Rivers of Southern Europe.
Pages in category "International rivers of Europe" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 381 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Volga is the longest river in Europe, and its catchment area is almost entirely inside Russia, though the longest river in Russia is the Ob–Irtysh river system. [3] It belongs to the closed basin of the Caspian Sea, being the longest river to flow into a closed basin.
Europe river stubs (23 C, 568 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Europe" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent ...