Atlantic Europe Atlantic Europe Atlantic Europe is a geographical and anthropological term for the western portion of Europe which borders the Atlantic Ocean. The term may refer to the idea of Atlantic Europe as a cultural unit and/or as an biogeographical region. It comprises the Atlantic Isles (Great Britain and Ireland), Iceland, Belgium, the Netherlands, the central and northern regions of Portugal, northwestern and northern Spain (including Galicia, the Southern Basque Country), the southwestern and western portion of France (Northern Basque Country), western Scandinavia and northern Germany. Weather and overall physical conditions are relatively similar along this area (with the exception of
Western Market (Washington, D.C.) (Western, Center, and Eastern) existed to supplement existing markets in Alexandria and Georgetown. Western Market had similar products and purposes to the current Eastern Market. Western Market (Washington, D.C.) Western Market is a market that was located in the city of Washington, D.C. It originally opened in 1802 and closed in 1961. Western Market was one of the three marketplaces planned in Pierre L'Enfant's plan for Washington, DC. It also included Center Market and Eastern Market. It was opened in 1802 on 20th and H Streets, in the block between H and I Streets NW, 20th and 21st Streets NW,