the balkan peninsula is located in europe and the balkans on a world map.
the balkan peninsula is located in europe and the balkans on a world map.
where is the balkan peninsula located on a world map?
europe and the balkans
the balkans , also known as the balkan peninsula, is a geographic area in southeastern europe with various definitions and meanings, including geopolitical and historical. the region takes its name from the balkan mountains that stretch throughout the whole of bulgaria from the serbian-bulgarian border to the black sea coast. the balkan peninsula is bordered by the adriatic sea on the northwest, the ionian sea on the southwest, the aegean sea in the south and southeast, and the black sea on the east and northeast. the northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. the highest point of the balkans is mount musala, , in the rila mountain range, bulgaria.
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share of total area (and land area/land area within mainland balkan peninsula in brackets) within the balkan peninsula by country by the danube-sava definition, with bulgaria and greece occupying almost the half of the territory of the balkan peninsula:









































entirely within the balkan peninsula:









































bullet::::- : 28,749 km (100% of total land)









































bullet::::- : 51,180 km (100%)









































bullet::::- : 110,993.6 km (100%) (108,596 km (100%))









































bullet::::- *: 10,908 km (100%)









































bullet::::- : 13,810 km (100%)









































bullet::::- : 25,710 km (100%)









































mostly or partially within the balkan peninsula:









































bullet::::- (southern mainland): 24,013 km (46%)









































bullet::::- (mainland): 110,496 km (83%) (104,472 km (80%))









































bullet::::- (trieste and monfalcone): 200 km (0.1%)
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