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Physical Features of Europe

Physical Features of Europe. The Alps. The Alps. Located in south central Europe Extends almost 700 miles in a crescent shape Stretch from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany to France in the west

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Physical Features of Europe

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  1. Physical Features of Europe

  2. The Alps

  3. The Alps • Located in south central Europe • Extends almost 700 miles in a crescent shape • Stretch from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany to France in the west • Covers about 80,000 square miles (the size of Pennsylvania and Ohio together) • The highest point is Mont Blanc at 15,771 ft. • Means “ White Mountain” • Border of France and Italy • The Matterhorn is another famous peak • 14,692 feet

  4. The Alps

  5. The Alps

  6. Mont Blanc

  7. Matterhorn

  8. The Pyrenees Mountains • Forms a natural barrier between Spain and France • Extends for about 270 miles from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea • The highest point is Pico de Aneto at 11,168 ft. (3,404m) • One of the smallest countries is located here • Andorra

  9. The Pyrenees Mountain

  10. The Pyrenees Mountain

  11. The Carpathian Mountains

  12. The Carpathian Mountains You will learn more about me later this year. • Stretches in a wide crescent-shaped arc across Central and Eastern Europe • 930 miles in length • Found in the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Hungary, and Serbia • The highest point is GerlachovskýStít in Slovakia • 8,711 feet above sea level • Home of VladTepes

  13. The Carpathian Mountains

  14. The Carpathian Mountains

  15. Ural Mountains seen from space. Ural Mountains

  16. Ural Mountains

  17. Natural barrier that separates European Russia and Asian Russia • Extends north to south for about 1,500 miles • Considered some of the oldest mountains in the world • erosion has worn down these mountains • Some peaks are basically hills • Most peaks range in elevation 3,000-4,000 feet

  18. Ural Mountains Mount Narodnaya, the highest peak of the Ural Mountains

  19. Ural Mountains

  20. IBERIAN PENINSULA Located on the southwestern tip of the European continent, the Iberian Peninsula, includes the countries of Andorra, Portugal and Spain, and the British Crown colony of Gibraltar. At its narrowest point, Europe and Africa are only five miles apart.

  21. IBERIAN PENINSULA • At the nearest point of the Iberian Peninsula, it is only about five miles to Africa.

  22. Balkan Peninsula Surrounded by the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea, the Balkan Peninsula is an extremely mountainous region.

  23. Balkan Peninsula

  24. Scandinavian Peninsula

  25. Scandinavian Peninsula • Consists of Norway, Sweden , and small part of northern Finland • 1,150 miles in length and covers about290,000 square miles • Very mountainous region

  26. Scandinavian Peninsula

  27. Separating Norway and Sweden, the Scandinavian Mountains (known as the Kjolen Mountains in Sweden) are low level mountains.

  28. Rhine River • Begins in the Alps of Switzerland and flows to the North Sea • Flows about 820 miles • Major river of Western Europe • Has been since the time of Roman Empire

  29. Rhine River

  30. Danube River

  31. Begins in the Black Forest region of Germany and travels to the Black Sea • The second longest river in Europe and the major river in Eastern Europe • Flows for 1,770 miles through Germany , Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine The Danube River is also where Buda and Pest meet.

  32. Volga River

  33. Volga River • The longest river in Europe • 2,300 miles in length • Begins northwest of Moscow and flows into the Caspian Sea • Parts are not navigable during the winter • Very important in Russian culture

  34. Volga River

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