Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Asia and Africa. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus Strait.

欧洲是一个完全位于北半球、大部分位于东半球的大陆。它北临北冰洋，西临大西洋，南临地中海，东临亚洲。欧洲与亚洲共享欧亚大陆，与亚洲和非洲共享欧亚-非洲大陆。人们普遍认为，欧洲与亚洲之间隔着乌拉尔山脉、乌拉尔河、里海、大高加索山脉、黑海和博斯普鲁斯海峡水道。