Iberian Peninsula

1. Iberian Peninsula Spain Portugual Andorra Gibraltar

3. Iberian Peninsula - Location: • Third largest peninsula of Europe • Western and southernmost of the three southern European peninsulas: Iberian, Italian and Balkan peninsulas • Bordered on the south and east by the Mediterranean • Bordered on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean • The Pyrenees form the northeast edge of the peninsula – connecting it to the rest of Europe

4. Italian Peninsula • Italy– the mainland • San Marino – which is an enclave of Italy in the northeast (directly east of Florence) • Vatican City – which is an enclave in the Italian city of Rome

6. Italian Peninsula - Location • Approximately 1000 km (615 miles) long • Spanning from the Alps in the north to the • central Mediterranean Sea in the south • Known for its boot-shape • Bordered by the Adriatic Sea on the East • The interior part of the Apennine Peninsula consists of the Apennine Mts • The Appennine Mountains traverse the entire country of Italy – north to south along its east coast.

7. Balkan Peninsula • Albania • Bosnia-Herzegovina • Serbia • Bulgaria • Croatia • Montenegro • Greece • Republic of Macedonia • Parts of Turkey (European part - Istanbul) • Romania and Slovenia are often included

9. Balkan Peninsula - Location • South-eastern Europe • Adriatic Sea borders the west • Branches of the Mediterranean Sea border the south and south-west of the peninsula • Aegean Sea borders the East of the peninsula

10. Historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe • Takes its name from the Balkan Mountains which run through the center of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia • Its fractiousness and tendency to splinter into rival political entities led to the coining of the term Balkanization • Term Balkan commonly connotes a connection with violence, religious strife, ethnic clannishness and a sense of hinterland • If including Romania and Bulgaria, the Black Sea borders the eastern coast of the peninsula

11. Scandinavian Peninsula • Norway • Sweden • Small section of Finland

13. Scandinavian Peninsula - Location • Northern Europe • Consists principally of the mainland territories of: * Norway * Sweden * And a small section of Finland • Baltic Sea to the east • North Sea to the west and southwest • Norwegian Sea to the west • Barents Sea to the north

14. Denmark • Denmark is part of Scandinavia – but it is not part of the Scandinavian peninsula • Denmark is a peninsula, referred to as: • Jutland • Borders the Baltic and North Seas

15. The Alps – or – Alpine System • One of the great mountain systems of Europe • Stretches from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. • Extends from the Pyrenees to the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains on the east • Highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border

17. Apennines (Italy) • Stretches 1000 km (615 miles) from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming, as it were, the backbone of the country. • Part of the Alpine system

18. Ural Mountains • Separates Europe from Asia • Runs roughly north and south through western Russia. • The Urals extend 2,500 km (1,539 miles) • Wow Ladies! Erosion reveals that the Urals hold considerable mineral wealth…like topaz!