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Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby
Toggle Geography of Europe subsection. 1.1 Regions of Europe. 1.2 Countries of Europe. 1.3 Cities in Europe. 1.4 Villages in Europe. 1.5 Geographic features of Europe.
Fossa Pronounced Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Date Named After Refs Beenalaght Fossa: 882: 28 May 2019: Beenalaght stone row, County Cork, Ireland: WGPSN: Eightercua Fossa: 407: 28 May 2019
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia.
For the geography of individual European countries, see Category:Geography of Europe by country. Subcategories This category has the following 74 subcategories, out of 74 total.
In classical antiquity, Europe was assumed to cover the quarter of the globe north of the Mediterranean, an arrangement that was adhered to in medieval T and O maps. Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century already had a reasonably precise description of southern and western Europe, but was unaware of particulars of northern and eastern Europe.
The geography of the European Union describes the geographic features of the European Union (EU), a multinational polity that occupies a large portion of Europe and covers 4,225,104 km 2 (1,631,322 sq mi). [1]
The European Plain or the Great European Plain is a plain in Europe and is a major feature of one of four major topographical units of Europe – the Central and Interior Lowlands. [1] It is the largest mountain-free landform in Europe, although a number of highlands are identified within it.