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Revision as of 09:14, 4 November 2011

Earth Science 7-Global Regions Index

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Countries

44 Countries (listed in alphabetical order) Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom


Latitude and Longitude

64degrees36'06.13"N 23degrees33'01.88"W - 49degrees30'24.18"N 40degrees08'52.18"E

71degrees03'11.78"N 28degrees02'24.61"E - 36degrees12'39.79"N 5degrees27'23.65"W


Elevation Range

5,642 m (18,510 ft) Mount Elbrus, Russia −28 m (−92 ft) Caspian Sea shore, Russia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremes_on_Earth

Bodies of Water

1. Volga - 3,690 km (2,290 mi) 2. Danube - 2,860 km (1,780 mi) 3. Ural - 2,428 km (1,509 mi) 4. Dnieper - 2,290 km (1,420 mi) 5. Don - 1,950 km (1,210 mi) 6. Pechora - 1,809 km (1,124 mi) 7. Kama - 1,805 km (1,122 mi) 8. Oka - 1,500 km (930 mi) 9. Belaya - 1,430 km (890 mi) 10. Tisza - 1,358 km (844 mi) 11. Dniester - 1,352 km (840 mi) 12. Rhine - 1,236 km (768 mi) 13. Elbe - 1,091 km (678 mi) 14. Vistula - 1,047 km (651 mi) 15. Tagus - 1,038 km (645 mi) 16. Daugava - 1,020 km (630 mi) 17. Loire - 1,012 km (629 mi) 18. Ebro - 960 km (600 mi) 19. Nemunas - 937 km (582 mi) 20. Sava - 933 km (580 mi) 21. Oder - 854 km (531 mi) 22. Rhône - 815 km (506 mi) 23. Seine - 776 km (482 mi) 24. Mureș - 761 km (473 mi) 25. Prut - 742 km (461 mi) 26. Po - 682 km (424 mi) 27. Olt - 615 km (382 mi) 28. Glomma - 604 km (375 mi) 29. Siret - 559 km (347 mi) 30. Maritsa - 480 km (300 mi) 31. Ialomița - 417 km (259 mi) 32. Vardar - 388 km (241 mi) 33. Shannon - 386 km (240 mi) 34. Someș - 376 km (234 mi)


Major Topographic Features

Mountains

A

Mountain ranges of Albania‎ 
Mountain ranges of the Alps‎ 
Ardennes and Eifel‎ 
Mountain ranges of Armenia‎ 
Mountain ranges of Austria‎ 
Mountain ranges of Azerbaijan‎ 

B

Balkan mountains‎ 
Mountain ranges of Bulgaria‎ 

C

Carpathians‎ 
Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic‎ 

D

Dinaric Alps‎ 

E

Elbe Sandstone Mountains‎ 

F

Mountain ranges of France‎ 

G

Mountain ranges of Georgia (country)
Mountain ranges of Germany‎ 
Granatspitze Group‎ 
Mountain ranges of Greece‎ 

H

High Tauern‎ 
Mountain ranges of Hungary‎ 

I

Mountain ranges of Italy‎ 

N

Northern Limestone Alps‎ 
Mountain ranges of Norway‎ 

P

Mountain ranges of Poland‎ 
Mountain ranges of Portugal‎ 
Pyrenees‎ 

R

Mountain ranges of Romania‎ 
Mountain ranges of Russia‎

S

Salzburg Slate Alps‎ 
Mountain ranges of Scotland‎ 
Mountain ranges of Serbia‎ 
Mountain ranges of Slovakia‎ 
Mountain ranges of Slovenia‎ 
Mountain ranges of Spain‎ 
Sudeten‎ 
Mountain ranges of Switzerland‎

T

Mountain ranges of Turkey‎ 

U

Mountain ranges of Ukraine

Basins

A: Aquitaine Basin

C: Cheshire Basin

G: Gotland Basin

H: Hampshire Basin, Hatton Basin

L: London Basin

P: Pannonian Basin, Paris Basin (geology), Permian Basin (Europe)

R: Rockall Basin

S: Slyne-Erris Trough

V: Vale of Clwyd, Vienna Basin

W: Weald Basin


Bordering Oceans

Atlantic Ocean

Baltic sea

Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

Norwegian Sea

Climate Zones

  • Warm Temperate
  • Fully Humid
  • Warm Summers


  • Warm Temperate
  • Dry Summers


  • Snow
  • Fully Humid
  • Polar Frost


  • Polar Tundra


  • Warm Temperate
  • Hot Summers
  • Dry Summers

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sedimentary_basins_of_Europe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mountain_ranges_of_Europe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Europe

Google Earth

http://www.worldatlas.com