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Europe The second smallest continent, forming the W extension of Eurasia: the border with Asia runs from the Urals to the Caspian and the Black Sea. The coastline is generally extremely indented and there are several peninsulas (notably Scandinavia, Italy and Iberia) and offshore islands (including the British Isles and Iceland). It contains a series of great mountain systems in the south (Pyrenees, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, Caucasus), a large central plain, and a N region of lakes and mountains in Scandinavia (世界上第二小的大陆，构成欧亚大陆的W形扩展： 亚洲的边界从乌拉尔到里海和黑海。海岸线基本呈锯齿状，而且有一些半岛(比较著名的如斯堪的纳维亚，意大利和伊比利亚)以及近海的岛屿(包括不列颠群岛和冰岛)。它的南部包含一系列巨大的山脉(比例牛斯，阿尔卑斯，亚平宁，喀尔巴阡，高加索山脉)，它包含一个中央平原，以及在斯堪的纳维亚包括一个N形湖泊区域和山脉。) |
