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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 15 rivers of Europe by average discharge, including only rivers directly flowing into the World Ocean or Endorheic basins: Volga - 8,087 m³/s (largest river in Eastern Europe) Danube - 6,450 m³/s (largest river in Central Europe) Pechora - 4,380m³/s; Northern Dvina - 3,330m³/s; Neva - 2,490 m³/s; Rhine - 2,315 m³/s) (largest river in ...
1.4 Europe. 1.5 Asia. 2 See also. ... This is a List of international river borders. Rivers that form any portion of the border between two countries minimum: By region
It is estimated that the coastline of the continental European Union is 66,000 km (41,000 miles) long, [3] bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and the Baltic Sea. With overseas territories included, the European Union is shored by the Indian and Pacific Oceans as well as by the Caribbean Sea.
Danube is an Old European river name derived from the Celtic 'Danu' or 'Don' [16] (both Celtic gods), which itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European *deh₂nu. Other European river names from the same root include the Dunaj, Dzvina/ Daugava , Don , Donets , Dnieper , Dniestr , Dysna and Tana/Deatnu .
The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe defined the eastern boundary of Europe to be the Ural Mountains, Ural River, and Caspian Sea. However, it also included all of the territory of the then-Soviet republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, as well as areas of Turkey north of the 39th parallel (among other areas of Turkey).
The Ural, also known as the Yaik / ˈ j aɪ k /, [note 1] is a river flowing through Russia and Kazakhstan in the continental border between Europe and Asia.It originates in the southern Ural Mountains and discharges into the Caspian Sea.
Rivers of Europe by country (49 C) ... Springs of Europe by country (33 C) Straits of Europe by country (21 C) A. Bodies of water of Albania (12 C, 8 P)