Earth Science 7-Europe/Iceland 1

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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. [1]


Latitude and Longitude

Europe- 48° 41' 27" N / 9° 8' 26" E

[2]

Iceland- 65° 0' 0" N / 18° 0' 0" W

[3]

Elevation Range, highest/ lowest points

Europe- Mt. Elbrus= 18,510 ft. (5,642 m) Caspian Sea= 92 ft. below sea level (–28 m)

[4]

Iceland- Atlantic Ocean= 0 m Hvannadalshnukur= 2,119 m

[5]

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, Aegean Sea Rivers- Danube, Dnieper, Don, Elbe, Loire, Oder, Po, Rhine, Rhone, Shannon, Tagus

[6] [7] [8]


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

[9]

Iceland- Drangajokull Glacier, Langjokull Glacier, Hofsjokull Glacier, Vatnajokull Glacier, Myrdalsjokull Glacier, Eyjafjallajokull Glacier, Oraefajokull Mountains

[10]


Bordering Oceans

Europe- Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean

Iceland- Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

Links

Earth Science 7-Regions

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/extmedia?id=ar186660&st=europe&em=mp000070
  2. ↑ http://www.travelmath.com/continent/Europe
  3. ↑ http://www.travelmath.com/country/Iceland
  4. ↑ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html
  5. ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/highlow.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/euriv3.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/is.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/euland4.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/lgcolor/iscolor.htm
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