Physical Map of Europe

The physical map of Europe depicts the various geographical features of the European continent. Unlike other continents, Europe is not a physically separate landmass. It is technically grouped along with Asia into a larger entity known as Eurasia. It is interesting to note that because Russia falls mostly in Asia and partly in Europe, it's not yet settled that which of the two continents it belongs to. Therefore, many researchers consider it part of Eurasia.

Most of the continent of Europe is a plain, which is a collection of several planes. These are: North European Plain, which includes the North European Lowlands also known as North German Plain; Plain of France; etc. Another one is the East European Plain, which connects Europe with Russia.

Europe also has some major and lesser mountain ranges. Examples are: The Alps, lying in the south-central Europe; the Carpathian Mountains, in the central and eastern Europe; and other mountain ranges, including the Caucasus Mountains, the Kjølen or Scandinavian Mountains, and so on.

There are also a good many rivers in Europe, such as, Danube, Thames, Rhine, Volga, etc.