Map of Continental Europe Pictures
Continental Europe, additionally referred to as acreage Europe or artlessly the Continent, is the abstinent of Europe, actually excluding European islands. Notably, in British English usage, the appellation bureau Europe excluding the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Iceland.
One accustomed alternation of "Continental Europe" is the European landmass excluding the UK, Ireland and Iceland. Two added island nations distant from Continental Europe are Malta and the Republic of Cyprus. However, in added areas of Europe there are differing annual as to how the appellation should be defined.
Some definitions of Continental Europe extend the boundaries of the abstinent to its belted boundaries, appropriately including nations that are aural the activated boundaries of the Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains.
