Earth Science 7-Europe/Iceland 8
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The Countries
- Albania [1]
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
Elevations
Highest Elevation: Mt. Elbrus 5,642 m Lowest Elevation: Caspian Sea 28 m below sea level [2]
Latitude and Longitude range
48° 41' 27" N / 9° 8' 26" E[3]
Iceland
65° 0' 0" N / 18° 0' 0" W[4]
Major Topographic Features
Mountain Ranges
- Kjolen Moutains[5]
- Ural Mountains
- The Alps
- Carpathian Mountains
- Balkan Mountains
- Apennines Mountains
- Dinacarie Mountains
- Caucasus Mountains
- Pyrenees Mountains
Plains
- Meseta in Spain (the high plains of Spain)
- Great Hungarian Plain
- North European
Plateaus
- Massif Central
- Mesata
- Plateaus and Lowlands throughout France, Germany, and Czech Republic
- Central Russian Upland
Other
- Atlantic Highlands
- Scandanavian Shield
Major Bodies of Water
Seas
- Barents Sea[6]
- White Sea
- Norwegian Sea
- North Sea
- Sea of the Hebrides
- Irish Sea
- Celtic Sea
- Adriatic Sea
- Aegean Sea
- Black Sea
- Sea of Azov
- Sea of Crete
- Ionian Sea
- Mediterranean Sea
- Thyrhenian Sea
- Balearic Sea
- Ligurian Sea
- Sea of Marmara
- Aborian Sea
- Baltic Sea
- Caspian Sea
- North Sea
Straits and Channels
- St. Georg's Channel
- Bristol Channel
- Strait of Dover
- English Channel
- Bospurus Strait
- Strait of Gibraltar
Gulfs
- Gulf of Bothania
- Skagerrak
- Gulf of Finland
- Gulf of Riga
- Gulf of Venice
Bays
- Kattegat
- Bay of Biscal
Rivers
- Volga[7]
- Danube
- Ural
- Dnieper
- Don
- Pechora
- Northern Dvina – Vychegda
- Dniester
- Rhine
- Elbe
- Vistula
- Tagus
- Daugava
- Loire
- Tisza
- Sava
- Neman
- Meuse
- Ebro
- Douro
- Kuban
- Mezen
- Oder
- Neva – Svir – Suna
- Rhône
- Seine
- Mureş
- Drava
- Guadiana
- Prut
- Po
Bordering Oceans
- Atlantic Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
Iceland
- Bordering Waters
- Norwegian Sea
- Atlantic Ocean
Bodies of water
- Apavatn[8]
- Arnarvatn
- Bardarlaug
- Botnstjörn
- Crater lakes of Iceland
- Frostastaõavatn
- Frozen lakes of Iceland
- Glacial lakes of Iceland
- Grænavatn
- Hagavatn
- Kleifarvatn
- Lambavatn
- Laugarvatn
- Ljósavatn
- Mývatn
- Màsvatn
- Skiõyvatn
- Tjörnin
- Vesturhopsvatn
- Víti
- Álftavatn
- Úlfljótsvatn
- Þingvallavatn
Average Temperature (Fareignheit)and Precipitation (inches)
Norway
[9] Temp: Jan:32 Feb:32 Mar:35 Apr:39 May:46 Jun:52 Jul:56 Aug:56 Sep:50 Oct:43 Nov:37 Dec:33 Precip:
Sweden
Temp: Jan:27 Feb:26 Mar:32 Apr:39 May:51 Jun:58 Jul:63 Aug:61 Sep:52 Oct:43 Nov:35 Dec:28 Precip: Jan:1.9 Feb:1.2 Mar:1.2 Apr:1.4 May:1.9 Jun:1.9 Jul:2.6 Aug:3.1 Sep:2.9 Oct:2.4 Nov:2.4 Dec:1.9
Finland
Temp: Jan:22 Feb:21 Mar:28 Apr:38 May:50 Jun:57 Jul:62 Aug:59 Sep:50 Oct:41 Nov:32 Dec:25 Precip: Jan:1.8 Feb:1.4 Mar:1.4 Apr:1.5 May:1.7 Jun:1.8 Jul:2.4 Aug:2.9 Sep:2.6 Oct:2.7 Nov:2.6 Dec:2.2
- ↑ http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/officiallist.htm
- ↑ http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001763.html
- ↑ http://www.travelmath.com/continent/Europe
- ↑ http://www.travelmath.com/country/Iceland
- ↑ http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/europe.htm
- ↑ http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/europec.htm
- ↑ http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Travel/list-of-rivers-in-europe.html
- ↑ http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_Iceland
- ↑ http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/country.php3?r=EUR&refer=®ionname=Europe