1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EUROPE, the smallest of those principal divisions of the land-surface of the globe which are usually distinguished by the conventional name of continents. i. GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS It has justly become a commonplace of geography to describe Europe as a mere peninsula of Asia, but while it is necessary to be*r 'his in mind in some aspects of the geography of the continent, more particularly in relation to the climate, the individuality of the continent is established in the clearest manner by the course of history…
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