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

The farthest Northern point in Europe lies on 80 degrees North and 20 degrees East.

The farthest Eastern point in Europe lies on 49 degrees North and 40 degrees West.

The farthest Southern point lies on 36 degrees North and 5 degrees West.

The farthest Western point lies on 65 degrees North and 24 degrees West.

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

Main Rivers

1.Danube 2.Dneiper 3.Elbe 4.Loire 5.Oder 6.Po 7.Rhine 8.Rhone 9.Seine 10.Shannon 11.Tagus 12.Thames 13.Vistula

Major Topographic Features

Mountains

-Alps

-Apennines

-Balkan Mountains

-Carpathian Mountains

-Caucasus Mountains

-Kjolen Mountains

-Pyrenees

-Ural Mountains

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

Oceans

Bordering Oceans

Atlantic Ocean

Baltic sea

Mediterranean Sea

North Sea

Norwegian Sea

Climate Zones

Europe has a variation of climate zones such as:

Warm Temperate, Fully Humid, Warm Summers: It is warm temperature because it is near the equator causing a warmer climate. Its spot on the ocean and warm temperate climate causes it to also be very humid. Ex.

1. Spain

2. Portugal

3. Italy

4. England

5. Ireland

Warm Temperate, Dry Summers, Hot summers: It's very hot and dry in southern Spain, mainly because it is so close to the Sahara dessert and the equator. Dust blows from the desert to Spain making the air very dry. Ex.

1. Spain

Snow, Fully Humid, Warm Summer: It snow in the winter when because of the humid climate and cold winters. The cold winters are abundant in Europe because so many countries are far north.