Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europe's borders. Physically and geologically, Europe is a subcontinent or large peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia and west of Asia.

Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and–according to the traditional geographic definition–to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea, and the Caucasus Mountains (in Caucasia). Europe's eastern frontier is vague, but has traditionally been given as the divide of the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea to the southeast. The Urals are considered by most to be a geographical and tectonic landmark separating Asia from Europe.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area, covering about 10,390,000 square kilometres (4,010,000 sq mi) or 2.0% of the Earth's surface. The only continent smaller is Australia. In terms of population, it is the third-largest continent (Asia and Africa are larger) with a population of more than 710,000,000, or about 11% of the world's population.

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Wooden car burns wooden fuel, travels Europe - wouldn't you?: http://bit.ly/4zSstD (via @make)
smartsepe (Tom Sepe) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:10:44 -0000
Wooden car burns wooden fuel, travels Europe - wouldn't you?: http://bit.ly/4zSstD (via @make)
@jaredleto I know Europe is psyched! Come back to Florida in 2010 please!!! Tampa was wicked good!
iam4_30stm (Kelly Hauth) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:10:38 -0000
@jaredleto I know Europe is psyched! Come back to Florida in 2010 please!!! Tampa was wicked good!
Vent, soleil et marées : l' #Europe va construire un super-réseau électrique en mer du nord (The Guardian) http://tinyurl.com/yalg2x8
MediaMetzAge (MediaMetzAge) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:10:17 -0000
Vent, soleil et marées : l' #Europe va construire un super-réseau électrique en mer du nord (The Guardian) http://tinyurl.com/yalg2x8
afrika bambaataa - planet rock http://blip.fm/~iqvvo パブロフのヒップホッパ（笑 rt@electronikanoko Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk http://blip.fm/~iqfdx
tanishilove (田螺LOVE☆) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:10:11 -0000
afrika bambaataa - planet rock http://blip.fm/~iqvvo パブロフのヒップホッパ（笑 rt@electronikanoko Trans-Europe Express - Kraftwerk http://blip.fm/~iqfdx
@jaredleto Wuaoooo Jared...this its great !!!! I hope and wish to see you in someplace of Europe XD...Now its true, you know...WAR IS COMING
tessamars (Tessa Galindo Garcia) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:10:05 -0000
@jaredleto Wuaoooo Jared...this its great !!!! I hope and wish to see you in someplace of Europe XD...Now its true, you know...WAR IS COMING
@Ovidus check the severe weather in Europe
edclecticfreq (Edward Drummond) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:09:38 -0000
@Ovidus check the severe weather in Europe

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