Geography of Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands. The two largest peninsulas are mainland Europe and Scandinavia to the north, divided from each other by the Baltic Sea. Three smaller peninsulas—Iberia, Italy and the Balkans—emerge from the southern margin of the mainland. The Balkan peninsula is separated from Asia by the Black and Aegean Seas. Italy is separated from the Balkans by the Adriatic Sea, and from Iberia by the Mediterranean Sea, which also separates Europe from Africa.
Polar Bear Shores Polar Bear Shores Polar Bear Shores is a polar bear exhibit at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia. As of 2017, the exhibit features four polar bears (Lia, Hudson, Nelson, and Mishka). In 1997, Sea World began planning and designing "Polar Bear Shores". On 26 December 2000, "Polar Bear Shores" officially opened to the public featuring two polar bears, Ping Ping and Kanook. Following its opening, several polar bears were introduced to the exhibit while others were sent to other zoos for breeding programs. On May 9, 2013, Sea World celebrated their first polar bear birth,