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Revision as of 16:10, 3 November 2011
Region Name: Europe and Iceland
Countries:Iceland, England, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Portugal, Norway, Holland, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, Belgium, Lithuania, Romania,Macedonia, Turkey, Greece, Denmark, Moldova, Monaco, Poland, Ireland, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, San Marino, Serbia, Luxembourg, Belarus, Mont., U.K., Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Kosovo,Andorra, Slovakia, Estonia, Montenegro, Malta, Vatican City, Liechtenstein, Albania. http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/extmedia?id=ar186660&st=europe&em=mp000070
Latitude and Longitude:
Europe- 48° 41' 27" N / 9° 8' 26" E http://www.travelmath.com/continent/Europe
Iceland- 65° 0' 0" N / 18° 0' 0" W http://www.travelmath.com/country/Iceland
Elevation Range, highest/ lowest points:
Europe- Mt. Elbrus= 18,510 ft. (5,642 m) Caspian Sea= 92 ft. below sea level (–28 m) http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html
Iceland- Atlantic Ocean= 0 m Hvannadalshnukur= 2,119 m http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/highlow.htm
Large Bodies of Water, Rivers: Bodies of Water- Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, White Sea, Baltic Sea, Sea of Azov, English Channel, Norwegian Sea, Bay of Biscay,Huna Bay, Denmark Strait, Bierdha Fjord, Faza Bay, Rivers- Danube, Dnieper, Don, Elbe, Loire, Oder, Po, Rhine, Rhone, Shannon, Tagus
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/euriv3.htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/is.htm
Major Topographic Features:
Europe- Alps, Apennines,Atlantic Highlands, Balkan Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, Caucasus Mountains, Great Hungarian Plains, Kjolen Mountains, Massif Central, Mesata, North European Plains, Pyrenees, Scandinavian Shield http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/euland4.htm
Iceland- Drangajokull Glacier, Langjokull Glacier, Hofsjokull Glacier, Vatnajokull Glacier, Myrdalsjokull Glacier, Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, Oraefajokull Mountains http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/lgcolor/iscolor.htm
Bordering Oceans:
Europe- Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean
Iceland- Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
