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European watershed. Coordinates: 61°28′N 37°46′E. Main European drainage divides (red lines) separating catchments (green regions). The main European watershed is the drainage divide ("watershed") which separates the basins of the rivers that empty into the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Baltic Sea from those that feed the ...
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
The major shallow water bodies submerging parts of the northern plains are the Celtic Sea, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea complex, and the Barents Sea. The northern plain contains the old geological continent of Baltica , and so may be regarded as the "main continent", while peripheral highlands and mountainous regions in south and west ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total. Wetlands of Europe (7 C) Bodies of water of Europe by country (63 C)
The Adriatic Sea (/ ˌeɪdriˈætɪk /) is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the northwest and the Po Valley. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania ...
Bodies of water of San Marino (1 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Serbia (4 C) Bodies of water of Slovakia (4 C) Bodies of water of Slovenia (7 C, 1 P) Bodies of water of Spain (11 C, 3 P) Bodies of water of Sweden (11 C, 4 P) Bodies of water of Switzerland (5 C)
Lake Sevan (Armenian: Սևանա լիճ, romanized: Sevana lich) is the largest body of water in both Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest freshwater high-altitude (alpine) lakes in Eurasia. [7] The lake is situated in Gegharkunik Province, at an altitude of 1,900 m (6,234 ft) above sea level. The total surface area of its ...
a major body of salty water that, in totality, covers about 71% of the Earth's surface. Oxbow lake: a U-shaped lake formed when a wide meander from the mainstem of a river is cut off to create a lake. Phytotelma: a small, discrete body of water held by some plants. Plunge pool: a depression at the base of a waterfall. Pool