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Topography of Europe. This article lists the highest natural elevation of each sovereign state on the continent of Europe defined physiographically. Not all points in this list are mountains or hills, some are simply elevations that are not distinguishable as geographical features.
The relief of the interior lake plateau bears some resemblance to the Swedish Norrland terrain. [1] Upland Finland and areas higher than 200 m are found mostly in the north and east of the country where hills and mountains exceed 500 m in height in these regions. [6] Inselberg plains are common in the northern half of the country. [7]
The mountains are relatively high for a range so young and are very steep in places; Galdhøpiggen in South Norway is the highest peak in mainland Northern Europe, at 2,469 metres (8,100 ft); Kebnekaise is the highest peak on the Swedish side, at 2,104 m (6,903 ft), whereas the slope of Halti is the highest point in Finland, at 1,324 m (4,344 ...
Under Sweden, Finland was annexed as part of the cultural order of Western Europe. [43] The Swedes built fortresses in Häme and Turku , while a Swedish royal council was instituted, an administrative structure and fiscal apparatus was created, and law codes were codified during the reigns of Magnus Ladulås (1275–1290) and Magnus Eriksson ...
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political.Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international recognition, and four largely unrecognised de facto states with limited to no recognition have territory in Europe and/or membership in international European ...
The bridge is between Asia and Europe Road sign on the continental border between Asia and Europe near Magnitogorsk, Ural Mountains, Russia. It reads "Europe", above a crossed-out "Asia", as one enters Europe and leaves Asia. The modern border between Asia and Europe is a historical and cultural construct, [85] and for that reason, its ...
Mountain Region Elevation 1. Halti: Lapland/Troms (Norway) 1324 m 2. Ridnitšohkka: Lapland: 1317 m 3. Kiedditsohkka: ... List of mountains in Finland. 5 languages ...
4 m 13 ft South China Sea: sea level 4 m 13 ft Sri Lanka: Pidurutalagala on Sri Lanka: 2524 m 8,281 ft Indian Ocean: sea level 2524 m 8,281 ft Sudan: Jabal Marrah (Deriba Caldera) 3024 m 9,921 ft Red Sea: sea level 3042 m 9,980 ft Suriname: Juliana Top: 1280 m 4,199 ft North Atlantic Ocean: sea level 1230 m 4,035 ft Svalbard and Jan Mayen