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The bridge is between Asia and Europe Road sign on the continental border between Asia and Europe near Magnitogorsk, Ural Mountains, Russia. It reads "Europe", above a crossed-out "Asia", as one enters Europe and leaves Asia. The modern border between Asia and Europe is a historical and cultural construct, [85] and for that reason, its ...
Pontic Mountains (in Turkish, Kuzey Anadolu Dağları, meaning North Anatolian Mountains) range along the southern coast of the Black Sea in northern Turkey Kaçkar Mountains form the eastern end of the Pontic Mountains; Köroğlu Mountains (Northwest Anatolia) Yıldız Mountains (Istranca or Strandzha) are in the European part of Turkey and in ...
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
'Istanbul strait', colloquially Boğaz) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Bosporus connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and forms one of the continental boundaries between Asia and Europe. It also divides Turkey by separating Asia Minor from Thrace.
Steep slopes, as a morphological feature, occur both under the sea, and in the mountain ranges, with the sea floor at below 2000 m [13] along a line from Trabzon to the Turkish–Georgian border, and the mountains quickly reaching over 3000 m, with a maximum of 3971 m [15] in Kaçkar Peak.
The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea , they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus , the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level.
The 100 most topographically prominent summits of Alaska; Rank Mountain peak Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 1 Denali [1] [2] [e] Alaska Range: 20,310 ft 6190.5 m: 20,146 ft 6141 m: 4,630 mi 7,451 km 2 Mount Fairweather [14] [15] [i]
Neacola Mountains; See Aleutian Islands for the continuation of the range to the west of Unimak Island. Just to the north of the Aleutian Range are the Tordrillo Mountains, the southeasternmost extent of the Alaska Range. [1] Selected mountains: Mount Redoubt (3,108 m), Chigmit Mountains; Iliamna Volcano (3,054 m), Chigmit Mountains; Mount ...