Continental Europe
Across the Channel
Continental Europe is the mainland portion of Europe, excluding the British Isles and other islands.
The term is used primarily from a British perspective, where the Continent implies crossing the English Channel: We're spending August on the Continent.
Continental breakfast, continental philosophy, and similar phrases reflect traditions associated with mainland European countries rather than Britain.
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
- EurozoneSingle-currency economic area
- Romance languagesLatin-derived language family
- PyreneesFranco-Spanish mountain range
- Napoleonic WarsBonaparte's military campaigns
World War II · Iron Curtain · Rhine River · Cold War · Slavic languages · Baltic Sea · agriculture · cobblestone streets · Christmas markets · trade routes · high-speed rail · Prague Castle · Carpathian Mountains · Treaty of Versailles · border crossings · urbanization · industrialization · rail networks
- ContinentsAfrica, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, North America
Continental EuropeGreat Britain
Largest island, northwest Europe
Britain · United Kingdom · Ireland · England · Iceland
Continental Europeisland nations
Countries entirely surrounded by sea
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