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Europe's boundaries are primarily maritime. The continent is bound by the Atlantic, the Arctic Ocean, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The Baltic is entirely within Europe. Each of these is subdivided into smaller seas and straits.
The Eastern limit of the Strait of Gibraltar: A line joining from tip (Europa Point) of Cap Gibraltar in Europe to the tip of the Península de Almina of Ceuta in Africa On the East. A line joining from Cabo de Gata in Andalusia in Europe ( 36°43.3′N 2°11.6′W / 36.7217°N 2.1933°W / 36.7217; -2.1933 ) to Cap Fegalo , near ...
Marginal seas as defined by the International Hydrographic Organization [1] This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
A complete hierarchy showing which seas belong to which oceans, according to the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is available at the European Marine Gazetteer website. [4] See also the list of seas article for the seas included in each ocean area. Also note there are many varying definitions of the world's seas and no single ...
Today the villages are no more than suburbs of Greater Istanbul but many retain the memory of their original village status in the suffix '-köy (village' to their names. e.g. Ortaköy, Yeniköy, Arnavutköy, Çengelköy and Vaniköy. These villages often had distinct identities associated with agriculture: Arnavutköy, for example, was ...
The Mediterranean Sea, between Africa and Europe The Atlantic Ocean around the plate boundaries (text is in Finnish). The African and European mainlands are non-contiguous, and the delineation between these continents is thus merely a question of which islands are to be associated with which continent.
The Ionian Sea, view from the island Kefalonia, Greece The Ionian Sea, as seen from Corfu Island, Greece, and with Saranda, Albania in the background. The Ionian Sea (Modern Greek: Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, romanized: Iónio Pélagos, IPA: [iˈoni.o ˈpelaɣos]; [a] Italian: Mar Ionio or Mar Jonio, IPA: [mar ˈjɔːnjo]; [b] Albanian: Deti Jon, IPA: [ˈdɛti ˈjɔn]) is an elongated bay of ...
Country or territory (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) Unique neighbours [b] Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics)