The geography of Europe: A comprehensive overview
The geography of Europe is remarkably diverse for its relatively small size. Europe is the second-smallest continent (after Australia), covering about 10.18 million square kilometres (3.93 million square miles), or around 2% of Earth’s surface. It forms the western peninsula of the vast Eurasian landmass, sharing no clear geological separation with Asia but conventionally divided by natural features.
Boundaries and location
Europe lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, stretching from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Mediterranean Sea in the south, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and roughly the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, and Caucasus … Continue