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Added missing Greek islands to the map, removed blue color from Euboea Island since it is not part of the Balkan peninsula. 16:40, 19 October 2012: 1,800 × 1,500 (294 KB) ArnoldPlaton: Thicker lines: 16:31, 19 October 2012: 1,800 × 1,500 (294 KB) ArnoldPlaton: Font: 16:30, 19 October 2012: 1,800 × 1,500 (294 KB) ArnoldPlaton: Font, color: 16 ...
The Balkan Peninsula has a combined area of about 470,000 km 2 (181,000 sq mi). The peninsula is generally encompassed in the region known as Southeast Europe. [33] [34] [35] Italy currently holds a small area around Trieste that is by some older definitions considered a part of the Balkan Peninsula. However, the regions of Trieste and Istria ...
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English: Map of Turkey in Europe, Greece and the Balkans, extract of Anthony Finley, A New General Altas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the several Empires, Kingdoms and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries, Philadelphia, 1827.
Original – Geographic map of Balkan Peninsula Reason High EV and very detailed Articles in which this image appears Balkans, Southeast Europe, Christianization FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps Creator Ikonact. Support as nominator – ArionStar 23:36, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
The Balkans is a region which natural borders do not coincide with the technical definition of a peninsula hence modern geographers reject the idea of a Balkan Peninsula. It would include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the European part of Turkey.
The Balkan peninsula is separated from Asia by the Black and Aegean Seas. Italy is separated from the Balkans by the Adriatic Sea, and from Iberia by the Mediterranean Sea, which also separates Europe from Africa. Eastward, mainland Europe widens much like the mouth of a funnel, until the boundary with Asia is reached at the Ural Mountains and ...