Balkan Peninsula On World Map

Balkan peninsula on world map

The peninsula is bordered by several seas including adriatic ionian mediterranean aegean and the black seas. Balkan peninsula map physical map of the balkan peninsula map showing the physical features mountains rivers lakes of the balkan peninsula click on above map to view higher resolution image you are here. Map is showing the balkans in southeastern europe an ancient region and since the breakup of yugoslavia in 1991 92 the site of 10 nations plus the european portion of turkey.

Balkan Peninsula Map

The balkan peninsula is a peninsula and a cultural area in southeastern eastern europe.

The balkans or the balkan peninsula is the historical and geographical name to designate the southeastern region of europe that encompasses albania bosnia and herzegovina bulgaria greece north macedonia montenegro serbia the self proclaimed independent kosovo the portion of turkey on the european continent thrace as well as croatia romania and slovenia. The balkan peninsula lies east of italy separated from it by the adriatic sea the balkans are bordered by parts of the mediterranean sea the adriatic and the ionian sea in west and by the aegean sea in south the sea of marmara south of the peninsula connects the mediterranean with the black sea. World map europe balkan peninsula.

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The region has a mixed scenery with many tall mountain ranges as well as deep forests plains and rivers. Extending to the south from central europe into the mediterranean sea the balkan peninsula colored dark gray in the map above includes the countries of albania bosnia herzegovina bulgaria croatia greece macedonia montenegro romania serbia slovenia and the geographical political region of european turkey. The region has disputed boundary lines and is named after the balkan mountains that run from serbia bulgaria to the black sea border.

The balkan peninsula in southeastern europe is located between the adriatic sea and the black sea.