Nature The terrain conditions are determined by the country’s geographical location on the southern slope of the eastern part of the Pyrenees. Andorra has pronounced mountain terrain with sharp ridges, whose peaks in several places rise to close to 3000 m...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Within Algeria, in the north, there is an eastern part of the Atlas Mountains, while the rest of the country is occupied by the Sahara. plateaus, sinks and rock masses. The Atlas region, which is 1,000...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Albania’s terrain conditions are strongly characterized by the fact that it forms part of the Dinaric mountain range zone, a continuation to the southeast of the Eastern Alps. The bedrock originates mainly from Mesozoic times, while...
Åland belongs to the Republic of Finland, but the islands constitute an autonomous landscape. Almost the entire population is Swedish-speaking. The most important industries are shipping, trade and tourism. Fishing is also important as a source of income. Geography and population...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Afghanistan can be divided into three geographical regions: the Central Highlands, the Northern Plains and the Southwest Plateau. Like neighboring Iran in the west and China in the east, Afghanistan has a distinctly mountainous natural landscape....
Wildlife North Africa, including the Atlas Mountains, Northern Sahara and the Canary Islands, belongs to the Palarctic fauna region, while tropical Africa, together with the southernmost Arabian peninsula, constitutes the Ethiopian fauna region. Africa, including Madagascar and other surrounding islands, houses...
Land About 3/4 of Asia’s surface is made up of mountains and plateaus. The Ural Mountains, which reach just under 2,000 m above sea level, form Asia’s border with Europe. From Pamir (“roof of the world”), a highland more than 7,500...
Land Europe is a fragmented continent. About 1/3 of the land area consists of islands and peninsulas, giving the continent a very long coast of varying type. More than half of Europe is lowland, which is a larger proportion than in...
Land Along the west side of North America lies the Cordillarians, a complex of several parallel mountain ranges, averaging 4,000–5,000 m high. Of the peaks, Mount McKinley in Alaska (6,194 m asl) is highest. The chains are separated by valleys, such...
According to Countryaah, as of 2021, there are a total of twelve countries in South America. Along the west side of South America rises the Andes, a continuation south of the Cordillarians in North America. Like these, the Andes consist of...
According to Countryaah, Australia is the biggest country while Nauru is the smallest one in Oceania. In Australia, the western half is occupied by a flat plateau, 300 m above sea level. in medium height. Over this, mountain areas rise up...
