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1 day ago · Europe - Mediterranean, Balkan, Iberian: A world of peninsulas and islands, southern Europe is subject to its own climatic regime, with fragmented but predominantly mountain and plateau landscapes. The Iberian Peninsula features interior tablelands of Paleozoic rocks that are flanked by mountains of Alpine type. The restricted lowlands lie within interior basins or fringe the coasts; those of Portugal, North Macedonia, Thrace (in the southeastern Balkans), and northern Italy are relatively ...
1 day ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
3 days ago · Europe - Climate, Regions, Weather: As Francis Bacon, the great English Renaissance man of letters, aptly observed, “Every wind has its weather.” It is air mass circulation that provides the main key to Europe’s climate, the more so since masses of Atlantic Ocean origin can pass freely through the lowlands, except in the case of the Caledonian mountains of Norway.
4 days ago · Europe by Rail is a guidebook featuring fifty great routes, country information and off-beat diversions. It'll inspire you to explore Europe in a way you've probably never done before. New edition. The 17th edition of Europe by Rail was published on 12 April 2022. The book was reprinted in September 2022 and July 2023.
5 days ago · Europe/simple world map: improved the details of UK's constituent countries. Changing the background color will now change the color of some elements (like the sidemap outline) to a contrasting one. Saving and restoring map configurations, and using the Undo / Redo options, should now be a lot faster, especially for the larger maps.
1 day ago · Summers are dry and hot, with an average July temperature of 75 °F (24 °C). Geographical and historical treatment of Ukraine, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Ukraine is located in eastern Europe and is the second largest country on the continent after Russia.
2 days ago · A map of Europe in 1812 depicting French territory, French dependencies, and territories allied to Napoleonic France. This source is a part of the The Napoleonic Experience teaching module. Map of Europe, 1812.
