Geology Geography of Europe

the coast of europe heavily indented bays , gulfs, here in greece.

europe s significant geological feature dichotomy between highlands , mountains of southern europe , vast, partially underwater, northern plain ranging great britain in west ural mountains in east. these 2 halves separated mountain chains of pyrenees , alps/carpathians. northern plains delimited in west scandinavian mountains , mountainous parts of british isles. major shallow water bodies submerging parts of northern plains celtic sea, north sea, baltic sea complex, , barents sea.

the northern plain contains old geological continent of baltica, , may regarded main continent , while peripheral highlands , mountainous regions in south , west constitute fragments various other geological continents.

the geology of europe hugely varied , complex, , gives rise wide variety of landscapes found across continent, scottish highlands rolling plains of hungary.