Europe Physical Map

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Europe Physical Map provides detailed information on the various physical aspects of the European continent. In the Europe physical map , the continent is the second smallest in the world in terms of area. Europe covers an area of approximately 10,355,000 sq. km. One can see in the   physical map of Europe  given here that in the southern Europe, there are three primary peninsulas, named Ibernian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula and the Italian Peninsula. As   maps in Europe   have it, the continent shares its boundaries with the Arctic Ocean and in the north, Atlantic Ocean on the west and Mediterranean and Caucasus towards the south.

Since   Europe   has emerged with Asia, the landmass together is known as Eurasia. All Europe physical maps show Ural Mountains, Ural River, part of Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountain as boundaries between Europe and Asia. Europe is a land of diverse physical features ranging from high mountains to deep seas. In all physical maps of Europe, Mount Elbrus (5642 meter) of the Caucasus Range, the highest mountain peak in Europe, can be clearly located.

The major physical regions that one can locate in the physical features map of Europe given here are:

1. The Fenno-Scandian Shield that is an ancient mass of stable crystalline rocks formed during the Precambrian time underlies most of the Scandinavian countries.

2. The Great European Plain is the belt of sedimentary deposits from southwestern France till Germany, Poland and western Russia. It is warped at places to form basins like the London Basin and Paris Basin. These rocks are covered with glacial deposits and the wind-blown loess makes the plains fertile along the southern margins.

3. Zone of mixed geologic structures sweeps across Europe. These include the Central European Uplands, Jura Range (caused due to folding), the Vosges and Black Forest Mountains (due to faulting), the Massif Central (due to volcanism), the Meseta Central (due to uplift). All the features have created a landscape of alternating mountain, plateaus and valleys.

4. The Mountains in Europe include the ranges of Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians and Caucasus. Broadly, Europe has a radial drainage pattern where rivers rise from the central region and flow towards all directions. The longest river of Europe is the Volga. Other major rivers are Danube, Rhone, Po, Loire, Seine, Rhine, Elbe, Odra and Wisla to name a few.

Europe Vacations
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