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In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to the north, divided from each other by the Baltic Sea. Three smaller peninsulas— Iberia, Italy, and the Balkans —emerge from the southern margin of the mainland.
Since there is no universal agreement on Europe's regional composition, the placement of individual countries may vary based on criteria being used. For instance, the Balkans is a distinct geographical region within Europe, but individual countries may alternatively be grouped into South-eastern Europe or Southern Europe.
Danube is an Old European river name derived from the Celtic ' danu ' or ' don ' [ 17] (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. In Rigvedic Sanskrit, danu (दनु ...
The Bratislava Region is the wealthiest and most economically prosperous region in Slovakia, despite being the smallest by area and having the third smallest population of the eight Slovak regions. It accounts for about 26% of the Slovak GDP. [132] According to GDP per capita, Bratislava is the 19th-richest region in the European Union in 2023 ...
The Seine ( / seɪn, sɛn / sayn, sen, [ 1] French: [sɛn] ⓘ) is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. [ 2] Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. [ 3] It rises at Source-Seine, 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres ...
Amsterdam ( / ˈæmstərdæm / AM-stər-dam, UK also / ˌæmstərˈdæm / AM-stər-DAM, [12] [13] Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel ") is the capital [a] and most populated city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 921,402 [14] within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area [9] and 2,480,394 in ...
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 River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren, pronounced [ˈavɔn ˈhavrɛn]), at 220 miles (354 km) long, is the longest river in Great Britain. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is also the river with the most voluminous flow of water by far in all of England and Wales , with an average flow rate of 107 m 3 /s (3,800 cu ft/s) at Apperley , Gloucestershire.