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The Danubian Plain encompasses the Moesian plate and extends from the river Timok in the west to the Black Sea in the east and from the river Danube in the north to the Balkan Mountains in the south, covering 31,520 km 2, or almost 1/3 of Bulgaria's total area. [19] Its width varies from 25 to 30 km in the west to 120 km in the east.
Vertically-tilted layers of Lower Cretaceous limestone of the Ritlite natural landmark in Lyutibrod. The geology of Bulgaria consists of two major structural features. The Rhodope Massif in southern Bulgaria is made up of Archean, Proterozoic and Cambrian rocks and is a sub-province of the Thracian-Anatolian polymetallic province.
Western Europe and parts of Central Europe generally fall into the temperate maritime climate (Cfb), the southern part is mostly a Mediterranean climate (mostly Csa, smaller area with Csb), the north-central part and east into central Russia is mostly a humid continental climate (Dfb) and the northern part of the continent is a subarctic ...
Bulgaria, [a] officially the Republic of Bulgaria, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north.
Geographically, southern Europe is the southern portion of the European continent. This definition is relative, although largely based on history, culture, climate, and flora, which is shared across the region. Southern Europe can be subdivided into three subregions: Iberian Peninsula and the surrounding islands (Southwest Europe)
Bulgaria's highest mountains are Rila (highest peak Musala, 2925 m; the highest in the Balkans) and Pirin (highest peak Vihren, 2914 m). The large mountain chain of Stara planina (Balkan Mountains) runs west–east across the entire country, bisecting it and giving the name to the entire Balkan peninsula.
Lists of populated places in Bulgaria (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Bulgaria geography-related lists" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Geography of Bulgaria by province (30 C) * ... Media in category "Geography of Bulgaria" This category contains only the following file. Tsarevets2.jpg 1,649 × 397 ...