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  2. Geography of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are Europe itself and Scandinavia to ...

  3. Cartography of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Cartography of Europe. The earliest cartographic depictions of Europe are found in early world maps. In classical antiquity, Europe was assumed to cover the quarter of the globe north of the Mediterranean, an arrangement that was adhered to in medieval T and O maps . Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century already had a reasonably precise ...

  4. Topographic map - Wikipedia

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    In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using contour lines (connecting points of equal elevation), but historically using a variety of methods. Traditional definitions require a topographic map to show both ...

  5. List of highest points of European countries - Wikipedia

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    Notes are provided where territorial disputes or inconsistencies affect the listings. Some couples such as Denmark , Netherlands , Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores Islands) have part of their territory and their high points outside of Europe; their non-European high points are mentioned in the Notes.

  6. Geography of the European Union - Wikipedia

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    5,650 km 2. The geography of the European Union describes the geographic features of the European Union (EU), a multinational polity that occupies a large portion of Europe and covers 4,422,773 km 2 (1,707,642 sq mi). [1] Its European territory extends northeast to Finland, northwest to Ireland, southeast to Cyprus and southwest to the Spanish ...

  7. European Plain - Wikipedia

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    Biomes of the Western Palearctic realm. The European Plain or the Great European Plain is a plain in Europe and is a major feature of one of four major topographical units of Europe - the Central and Interior Lowlands. [1] It is the largest mountain -free landform in Europe, although a number of highlands are identified within it.

  8. Topography - Wikipedia

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    Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps. Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary science and is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief, but also natural, artificial ...

  9. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    : 546 Although topographic features were part of maps in China for centuries, a Fujian county official Ye Chunji (1532–1595) was the first to base county maps using on-site topographical surveying and observations. Japan and Korea The first Japanese printed map to depict the world, including Europe and America.

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