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Because the Europe–Asia boundary is essentially a "historical and cultural construct", [8] Georgia's continental placement has varied greatly. Anaximander placed the boundary between Europe and Asia along the Phasis River (the modern Rioni River), which effectively located northern parts of Georgia in Europe and the south in Asia, a ...
Another puts the western portion of the Caucasus region in Europe and the eastern part (the bulk of Azerbaijan and small portions of Armenia, Georgia, and Russia's Caspian Sea coast) in Asia. Still another scheme identifies the Aras River and the Turkish border as the line of continental demarcation, thereby locating Armenia, Azerbaijan, and ...
Georgia is: a country; Location: Eurasia. Caucasus (between Europe and Asia) South Caucasus; Time zone: UTC+04; Extreme points of Georgia. High: Shkhara 5,201 m (17,064 ft) Low: Black Sea 0 m; Land boundaries: 1,461 km Russia 723 km Azerbaijan 322 km Turkey 252 km Armenia 164 km. Coastline: Black Sea 310 km; Population of Georgia (country):
Georgia [c] is a country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. [13] [14] [15] It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). [16]
Borders (alphabetical order) Hemispheres Continents Countries Dependencies; Arctic Ocean: Eastern / Northern / Western: Asia / Europe / North America: Canada / *Denmark / Iceland / Norway / Russia / United States: Greenland / Jan Mayen / Svalbard : Atlantic Ocean: Eastern / Northern / Southern / Western: Asia / Europe / North America / South ...
Geography of Georgia — the country in the Caucasus region of Eastern Europe and Western Asia ... Borders of Georgia (country) (9 C, 7 P) E.
The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River, and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, Bosporus Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles and the Aegean Sea in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey all have territory in both Asia and Europe.
Distinct Land Borders: Refers to the number of separate geographic boundaries a country shares with its neighbors. A single country may have multiple distinct land borders with the same neighbour (e.g., due to enclaves, exclaves, or disconnected regions). Distinct Land Neighbours: Refers to the number of unique countries a nation borders via land.