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Europe
- In size, Europe is the sixth-largest continent or second smallest continent in the world.
- It is the world's third most populated continent.
- It is situated in the Northern hemisphere.
- It has diverse landforms and people.
- It is the birthplace of Western civilizations (Roman and Greek).
- It is also the birthplace for Democracy and the Industrial Revolution.
- Europe is the most developed continent in the world.
Location and size:
Longitudinal extent
| \(24º33' \) | West |
| \(69º\ 03' \) | East |
Latitudinal extent
| \(34º\ 51'\) | North |
| \(81º\ 47'\) | North |
- The Prime Meridian\(0º\)longitude passes through Greenwich in England.
- Entire Europe is located in the northern hemisphere and, it covers an area of \(10.5\ \)\(million\ \)\(sq.km.\)
Continental borders:
| North | Arctic Ocean |
| South | Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| West | Atlantic Ocean |
| East | Ural mountains |
- It looks like a Giant peninsula.
- Europe is called as the 'Peninsula of Peninsulas’.
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