Geography Of The World

Geography

The Divided Sea Islands Of The World

There are 16 divided sea islands in the world that are controlled by more than one country. For example, Borneo is divided between Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia.

Geography

Largest Islands Of Europe By Area

Europe has some of the world’s biggest islands like Great Britain and Iceland that rank as the 9th and 18th largest islands in the world respectively.

Geography

Sea Cliffs Of Étretat, France

The Sea Cliffs of Étretat are a popular day trip destination for anyone who is keen on experiencing the austere beauty of nature.

Geography

What Is A Region?

In geography, a region is defined as an area with common physical or human characteristics. Geographers often group areas based on shared or common features.

Seas

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a shallow, semi-enclosed basin and the most isolated part of the Mediterranean Sea, between the eastern coastline of the Italian Peninsula and the countries of the Balkan Peninsula

Straits

Taiwan Strait

Also referred to as the Formosa (“Beautiful”) Strait, the Taiwan Strait extends from the South China Sea in the southwest to the East China Sea in the northeast.

Geography

Overseas France

France once had a vast empire with territory all over the world. Today, France is no longer a great imperial power, but it still has 13 overseas territories.

Mountains

Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains are a narrow mountain range that runs about 2,500 km through western Russia, starting from the Arctic Ocean’s coast to northwestern Kazakhstan.

Peninsulas

Italian Peninsula

The Italian Peninsula, known variously as Apennine or Italic Peninsula, is one of the three largest peninsulas in Southern Europe.

Geography

10 Largest Islands In The World

Greenland is the world’s largest island. The total land area of Greenland is 2.16 million sq. km, though this includes some small, offshore islands as well.

Geography

Maghreb, Africa

The region known as the Maghreb is an area in northwest Africa. The word “Maghreb” literally means “west” in the Arabic language.

Geography

Island Countries Of The World

There are currently 47 island countries in the world. Many of them are small and sparsely populated, though some are large and have very sizeable populations.

Geography

Regions Of Africa

The United Nations’ Geoscheme divides the continent into 5 distinct subregions, Northern Africa, West Africa, Middle Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa

Geography

Major Water Bodies In Europe

With an area of 2.5 million sq. km, the Mediterranean Sea is one of the largest seas in the world that is bordered by the continents of Europe in the north, Africa in the south, and Asia in the east.

Islands

Île Saint-Paul

Ile Saint-Paul, or St. Paul Island, is a small island that is part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean.

Islands

Auckland Islands

The Auckland Islands are an outlying group of islands belongin to New Zealand that are located in the Southern Pacific Ocean.

Geography

Central America Volcanic Arc

The Central America Volcanic Arc (CAVA) is a series of volcanoes that extend for about 1,500km from Guatemala to northern Panama.

Geography

Glossary Of Water Terminology

Water is the Earth’s most abundant chemical substance and the main component of the hydrosphere. About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water.

Geography

World Map - Mollweide Projection

One example of a pseudo-cylindrical map projection is the Mollweide projection, developed and published by Karl Brandan Mollweide in 1805.

Geography

Capital Cities Of Central America

Central America is a region in the Americas consiting of seven countries. These are Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Geography

British West Indies

The British West Indies was a group of former British colonies composed of various islands and mainland territories located in or bordering the Caribbean Sea.

Islands

San Andrés Island

San Andrés is the largest island in the Colombian archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina. It is about 750 km away from the Colombian mainland.

Islands

Society Islands

The islands of French Polynesia are split into five groups: Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society, and Tuamotu. Tahiti and Bora Bora are in the Society Islands.

Rivers

Major Rivers Of The Middle East

Numerous small and large rivers flow through the Middle East region. This article highlights some of the major rivers of the Middle East.

Rivers

Nelson River, Canada

From the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories to the Saint Lawrence River, Canada has a network of over 8,000 rivers and seasonal streams.

Geography

Largest And Highest Islands Of The World

Greenland is the world’s largest and only island whose area exceeds one million square kilometers. Its size, 2.13 million square kilometers.

Geography

Dependencies And Territories Of The World

A dependency or dependent territory is a territory that is not fully independent or sovereign and also not fully part of an independent country.

Geography

World Map - Mercator Projection

Mercator is one of the most popular map projections because it preserves locations and shapes and represents south as down and north as up.

Geography

West African Countries

West Africa is a subregion of the continent of Africa, according to the United Nations Geoscheme. There are 16 countries and one dependency in West Africa.

Geography

Middle African Countries

Middle Africa is a subregion of Africa. As its name implies, Middle Africa is situated in the central part of the African continent.

Lakes

The Great Lakes

The Great Lakes of North America (Great Lakes) are a series of five interconnected deep freshwater lakes located in the east-central part of North America.

Islands

Bora Bora

Bora Bora is a volcanic island group in French Polynesia’s Society Islands. It is a popular tourist spot for its beaches and underwater activities.

Geography

East African Countries

East Africa is a subregion of the continent of Africa, according to the United Nations Geoscheme. It consists of 18 countries and 2 dependencies.

Geography

Cartography And Map Terminologies

A map is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object, location, or place usually drown on paper or flat surface.

Geography

Taiwan

Taiwan is an island located off the east coast of mainland China, in the East China Sea, which forms a part of the North Pacific Ocean.

Islands

Midway Atoll

The Midway Atoll is a small atoll situated in the North Pacific Ocean. It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States.

Islands

British Virgin Islands

The British Virgin Islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom located in the northeastern Caribbean in the Leeward Islands.

Geography

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia was a federal republic composed of several countries in which Southern Slavic languages were prevalent. It violently dissolved in the 1990s.

Geography

World Map - Robinson Projection

The Robinson projection is a commonly used world map cylindrical projection. This map projection presents an entire view of the globe’s surface at once.

Islands

Marquesas Islands

The Marquesas Islands are one of five island groups that make up French Polynesia, a French Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean.

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