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The Pico del Veleta road. This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are at least 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) long and whose culminating point is at least 2,000 metres (6,562 feet) above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the tree line in several ...
Stilfs & Bormio. The highest paved pass in Italy. The highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia. 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E. / 46.52861°N 10.45278°E / 46.52861; 10.45278 ( Stelvio Pass) 2750 m. Kaunertal Glacier Road.
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Tabula Peutingeriana. Tabula Peutingeriana ( Latin for 'The Peutinger Map'), also referred to as Peutinger's Tabula [1] or Peutinger Table, is an illustrated itinerarium (ancient Roman road map) showing the layout of the cursus publicus, the road network of the Roman Empire . The map is a parchment copy dating from around 1200 of a Late Antique ...
Summary. Description Blank map of Europe (without disputed regions).svg. English: A political Map of Europe in SVG format without disputed areas and conflict regions. Date. 18 April 2015. Source. File:Blank map of Europe.svg. Author. of derivative work: Nordwestern.
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The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy 's book Geography, written c. 150. Based on an inscription in several of the earliest surviving manuscripts, it is traditionally credited to Agathodaemon of Alexandria .
Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to ...