File:Possible definitions of the boundary between Europe and Asia.png

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Description	A map of possible definitions of the boundary between Asia and Europe. Note that most of these lines are not referenced to any sources proposing them. The red line marked "A" is apparently the "Strahlenberg" definition commononly taught in Soviet-era Russia. See File:Historical Europe-Asia boundaries 1700 to 1900.png for a map which is actually based on references. The modern mainstream definition used by the UN (see also this) are marked "B" (Urals and Ural River) and "F" (Caucasus watershed). Lines C, D, E, G, H, I and J are currently without reference. Red line - "Strahlenberg" border, allegedly also used by the International Geographical Union [1] A: Ural Mountains-Emba River and Kuma Manych Depression (at Rivers Kuma, Manych and lower Don) Orange lines - other variants of border: B: Ural Mountains-Ural River (modern mainstream definition) C: Yugorsky Strait Cape–Pay Khoy Mountains–Ural Mountains-Ural River D: Ural Mountains-Kazakhstan Border E: northern foothills of Caucasus F: Lines on the Great Caucasus watershed (modern mainstream definition) G: southern foothills of Caucasus H: Meso-Caucasus at Rivers Rioni and Kura I: Lines on the Lesser Caucasus and Rivers Araks and Kura J: former Soviet Union border
Date	09-04-2008
Source	Own work
Author	Aotearoa
Other versions	Image:TransAsia m.png, File:Historical Europe-Asia boundaries 1700 to 1900.png

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	08:34, 14 November 2022	729 × 1,129 (207 KB)	Рагин1987	Dull shade of green up to the "F" line
	13:12, 19 February 2022	729 × 1,129 (205 KB)	Lojwe	Frame removed
	20:29, 1 October 2010	735 × 1,134 (156 KB)	Bogomolov.PL	Reverted to version as of 08:57, 9 April 2008
	19:44, 1 October 2010	735 × 1,134 (137 KB)	Zé Carioca~commonswiki	Trying to fix the error we are facing on the articles.
	15:56, 1 October 2010	735 × 1,134 (137 KB)	Gvogas	Inclusion of the Miles Clark route line. (sorry for the tries, my internet gave problems).
	15:55, 1 October 2010	735 × 1,134 (137 KB)	Gvogas	Reverted to version as of 15:52, 1 October 2010
	15:54, 1 October 2010	735 × 1,134 (137 KB)	Gvogas	(Inclusion of the Miles Clark route line.)
	15:52, 1 October 2010	735 × 1,134 (137 KB)	Gvogas	Inclusion of the Miles Clark route line.
	08:57, 9 April 2008	735 × 1,134 (156 KB)	Aotearoa	{{Information \|Description=Map of Europe (green) - Asia (yellow) border. Red line (A) - border accoring to International Geographical Union and most European geographers, orange lines - other variants of border. \|Source=własna praca \|Date=09-04-2008 \|