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The Balkan Peninsula has a combined area of about 470,000 km 2 (181,000 sq mi) (slightly smaller than Spain). 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 ...
The assumed Balkan Peninsula, as defined by the Soča–Vipava–Krka–Sava–Danube border. 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.
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Baetic System, Spain, Iberian Peninsula; Musala, highest peak of the Balkans seen from Yastrebets. The chalet Musala and the Everest shelter can be seen as well. Balkan Mountains, mainly Bulgaria, central Balkan Peninsula. Sredna Gora Mountain range in central Bulgaria, situated south of and parallel to the Balkan Mountains
Geographical map of Spain Map of Spain (Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 2000) Map of Spain and Portugal, Corrected and Augmented from the Map Published by D. Tomas Lopez, 1810. Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula.
Peninsular Spain and the Pityusic Islands as seen from satellite. The snow-covered areas are the highest areas of the peninsula. Peninsular Spain has a surface area of 493,458 km 2 (97.53% of the national territory) and its coastline measures a total of approximately 4600 km. The average altitude is 660 meters above sea level, and the maximum ...
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n /), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the traditional ...
Southern Europe is focused on the three peninsulas located in the extreme south of the European continent. These are the Iberian Peninsula, the Apennine Peninsula, and the Balkan Peninsula. [12] [13] These three peninsulas are separated from the rest of Europe by towering mountain ranges, respectively by the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Balkan ...