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World map of the five-ocean model with approximate boundaries. This list of countries which border two or more oceans includes both sovereign states and dependencies, provided the same contiguous territory borders on more than one of the five named oceans, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. [1]
No. of land border neighbours No. of maritime boundary neighbours Total no. of unique neighbours Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [1] in italics) (L) = share only land borders (M) = share only maritime boundaries blank = share land borders and maritime boundaries United Kingdom [2] 1 [3] 8 8 Belgium (M)
Alderney (UK) Azores (POR) Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Crimea (UKR) Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland Faroe Islands (DEN) France Georgia (transcontinental country) Germany Gibraltar (UK) Greece Guernsey (UK) Iceland Ireland Isle of Man (UK) Italy Jersey (UK) Kaliningrad (RUS) Latvia Lithuania Malta Monaco Montenegro
British sovereign base areas, border the Republic of Cyprus. Dhekelia also borders the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, but the latter is recognised only by Turkey. Gibraltar United Kingdom Spain: 1.2 A British overseas territory, occupies a small peninsula and has a 1.2 km (0.75 mi) land border with Spain.
The Rhine (as the Urstrom) flows northeast into the North Sea as the sea (covering most of the Netherlands) fell during the start of the first of the Pleistocene Ice Ages. The new ice unusually created a dam from Scandinavia to Scotland, and the Rhine, combined with the Thames and drainage from much of north Europe , created a vast lake behind ...
Land borders and maritime boundaries are included and are tabulated separately and in combination. For purposes of this list, " maritime boundary " includes boundaries that are recognized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which includes boundaries of territorial waters , contiguous zones , and exclusive economic zones .
The English coastline varies a great deal by the seas and regions it borders. The North Sea coast of England is mainly flat and sandy with many dunes and is similar to coastlines across the sea in the Netherlands. The English North Sea coast is an important area of bird life and is a habitat for many shore and wading birds.
Countries by land border length Antarctica and countries in purple are those without any land border. This list gives the number of distinct land borders of each country or territory, as well as the neighboring countries and territories. The length of each border is included, as is the total length of each country's or territory's borders. [1]