Determining the boundaries between the continents is generally a matter of geographical convention. Several slightly different conventions are in use. The number...
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varying definitions, the number of continents varies; up to seven or as few as four geographical regions are commonly regarded as continents. Most English-speaking...
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on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, see the Boundaries between the continents of Earth. Turkey is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian...
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List of transcontinental countries (redirect from Countries on two continents)
language geographers. Combined continents like "the Americas" and "Eurasia" are not acknowledged or referenced. The boundary between Asia and Europe is largely...
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into adjacent continents. Variations on are noted below and discussed in the following articles: Continent, Boundaries between the continents of Earth, and...
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Ural (river) (redirect from The Jayıq River)
Volga and the Danube, and the 18th-longest river in Asia. The Ural is conventionally considered part of the boundary between the continents of Europe...
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of the world's known seas World Ocean Atlas – Dataset of ocean properties Boundaries between the continents – Geographical convention " "Ocean", The Columbia...
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political and geographic borders Geography portal Politics portal Boundaries between the continents of Earth Category:Border-related lists This article includes...
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Landmass (redirect from Landmasses of the Earth)
The figures are approximations and are for the four major continental landmasses only. Coastline paradox Continent Boundaries between the continents of...
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passive margin or the zone of transition between these two crustal types. The identification of continent-ocean boundaries is important in the definition of...
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Turkish straits (category Straits of the Mediterranean Sea)
part of the landmass of Eurasia, the Straits are conventionally considered the boundary between the continents of Europe and Asia, as well as the dividing...
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Border (redirect from National boundaries)
Border control Border irregularities of the United States Boundaries between the continents of Earth Boundary delimitation Enclave and exclave Illegal...
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Ural Mountains (redirect from The Urals)
of the Arctic Ocean to the river Ural and northwestern Kazakhstan. The mountain range forms part of the conventional boundary between the continents of...
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List of countries bordering on two or more oceans (category Lists by continent)
merely part of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, Antarctica borders on all three. Borders of the oceans Boundaries between the continents of Earth Sea...
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Cornelius Gallus (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
regarded the Tanais (Don) to be the boundary between Europe and Asia. Both rivers flow into the Sea of Azov. See further: Boundaries between the continents. Hollis...
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of Portuguese diplomatic posts, which deviate from the geographic boundaries between the continents and may change over time. As of 2025, all of Armenia...
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Isthmus of Suez (category Landforms of the Mediterranean)
Canal, the boundary between the continents of Africa and Asia. To the south is the Gulf of Suez, dividing mainland Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula. The area...
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Europe (redirect from Boundaries of Europe)
the Ural Mountains as a boundary between continents. The mapmakers continued to differ on the boundary between the lower Don and Samara well into the...
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Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts, which eventually become rift valleys. Most active divergent plate boundaries occur between oceanic...
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of Portuguese diplomatic posts, which deviate from the geographic boundaries between the continents and may change over time. As of 2025, all of Armenia...
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on the boundary between the continents, the stadium can be considered as located in Asia "UEFA Circular Letter No24: Invitation to bid to host the UEFA...
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Geography of Asia (section Boundary)
of the Bosphorus. On the north the boundary between the continents of Asia and Europe is commonly regarded as running through the Dardanelles, the Sea...
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World map (redirect from Maps of the world)
world map requires global knowledge of the Earth, its oceans, and its continents. From prehistory through the Middle Ages, creating an accurate world...
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Plate tectonics (redirect from Plate boundaries)
considerably between basins, mountain ranges, and stable cratonic interiors of continents. The location where two plates meet is called a plate boundary. Plate...
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List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Europe (redirect from Countries in the Continent of Europe)
Under the commonly used geographic definition, the boundary between the continents of Asia and Europe stretches along the Ural Mountains, the Ural River...
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Americas (redirect from America (continents))
newly discovered continent, which is why it was accorded with the feminine names of the other continents: Asia, Africa, and Europa. Since the 1950s, however...
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Oceanic basin (section Boundaries based on continents)
most of the ocean basins are large geologic basins that are below sea level. Most commonly the ocean is divided into basins following the continents...
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Africa (redirect from African continent)
was drawn between the two continents by the geographer Ptolemy (85–165 CE), indicating Alexandria along the Prime Meridian and making the isthmus of...
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Transform fault (redirect from Conservative plate boundaries)
better-known, such as the San Andreas Fault and North Anatolian Fault. Transform boundaries are also known as conservative plate boundaries because they involve...
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Kingdom List of the busiest airports in the United States Depending on the boundary between the continents, the airport can be considered as located in...
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