Europe is very varied landscape relatively small areas. In the mountainous southern regions dominate nature while going north, the terrain descends from the Alps, Pyrenees and Carpathians, through hilly territories, and continues to lower plains of north and east.These are known as extended plains of Great European Plain and in the middle of their North European Plain stretches. An arch formed by higher areas also takes place along the north-west coast, beginning in western British Isles and Ireland and continues to articulate and full of fjords coast of Norway.
This description is simplified. Areas such as, for example, the Iberian Peninsula and Italy have their own characteristics, just as Central Europe itself has many plateaus, valleys and basins which further complicates the overall trend.
Area of ​​Europe is about 10.5 million km2, is the sixth continent in scope. Most have fields spread with heights between 0 and 200 meters, which represents about 57%, followed by hills and plateaus – 37% – and mountains – 6% of the total. The average altitude is 320 meters, which is the smallest, ranging from relief -28 meters in the Caspian Sea, and 4807 meters in the Alps, Mont Blanc peak.

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