Europe
Overview
Europe is the fifth largest of the continents. It is also conventionally known as "Europa". Europa was the daughter of Phoenix in Greek mythology. Some say it is possibly from "Ereb", a Phoenician word for sunset.The Ural Mountains, the Ural River, part of the Caspian Sea, and the Caucasus Mountains forms the main boundary between Europe and Asia. Lots of geographers also see the two continents as one and call it EURASIA. Europe has a more or less a radial pattern of drainage. Most streams flow outward from the core of the continent.
A wide variety of mineral resources are found in Europe, including coal, petroleum and natural gas, copper, lead, and tin.
Details about Europe
Facts
Europe, the planet's 6th largest continent, includes (46) countries, and a few dependencies, territories and regions.In exacting geographic definitions, Europe is really not a continent, but part of the peninsula of Euroasia, which includes all of Europe and Asia. However, (most geographers today) refer to it as an individual continent.
Europe (in green) is separated from Asia by Russia's Ural Mountains in the east, and the Caspian and Black Seas in the southeast.
Europe's highest point is Mt. Elbrus in European Russia at 18,481 ft (5,633m), just north of the Georgia/Russian border.
Europe's lowest point is on the surface of the Caspian Sea, at 92 ft (28m) below sea level.
Countries
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Rivers
- Danube
- Volga
- Ural
- Dnieper
- Don
Top Destinations
- The Millennium Wheel and the Tower of London, London (U.K)
- The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum, Paris (France)
- The Roman Colosseum and Milan, Italy (Rome)
- The House of Anne Frank, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Granada (Spain)
Mountains
- Allalinhorn (4,024 m), Pennine Alps, Switzerland
- Dent du Géant (4,013 m), Mont Blanc Massif, France
- Gran Paradiso (4,061 m), Italy
- Großglockner (3,797 m), highest peak in Austria
- Titlis (3,239 m), Swiss Urner Alps
Theme Parks
- Wiener Prater, Vienna
- Gulliver-Welt, Saarbrücken, Saarland
- Safari Park, Pombia, Piedmont
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Donalds World
Wildlife Sanctuaries
- BERLIN ZOO
- ZOO DE LA PALMYRE, LA ROCHELLE
- BLACKPOOL ZOO
- PARCO NATURA VIVA, VERONA
- SKANSEN, STOCKHOLM
Beaches
- Golden Sands
- Pinarello
- Baska Voda
- Pentrez Plage, Brittany
- Kampen, Sylt
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Top tourist destinations
- Namdapha National Park
- Sela Pass
- Ziro Valley
- Glow Lake
- Roing
- Bomdila
- Nuranang Falls
- Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary
- Solung Festival
- Golden Pagoda
Assam
Dispur
Top tourist destinations
- Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary
- Upper Assam
- Visit Majuli island
- River Cruise in Brahmaputra
- Hajo town
- Silk town – Sualkuchi
- A day in Peacock Island
- Picturesque Haflong
- Barpeta – Land of the Satras
- Kamakhya temple
Manipur
Imphal
Top tourist destinations
- Visit Singda Dam
- Loktak Lake
- Kangla Fort
- Imphal Valley
- Shirui Kashung
- Santhei Natural Park
- Keibul Lamjao National Park
- Khangkhui Cave
- Nillai Tea Estate
- Kangla Fort
Meghalaya
Shillong
Top tourist destinations
- Living Root Bridges
- Umiam Lake
- Mawsmai Cave
- Siju Cave
- Laitlum Canyon
- Bara Bazaar
- Mawlynnong Village
- The Dwaki River
- Gleneagles
- Laitkor Peak
About
The 7 Sister States also known as "Paradise Unexplored" is a name given to the neighboring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in northeastern India.
