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Austria Google Maps

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Austria

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Austria (AT). Explore satellite imagery of Vienna, the capital city of Austria, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Austria (GPS: 47 20 N, 13 20 E) located in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. The country’s area measurements are total: 83,871 sq km; land: 82,445 sq km, water: 1,426 sq km. This sovereign state is about the size of South Carolina, slightly more than two-thirds the Pennsylvania size. The total irrigated land is 1,170 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of Austria: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys. The principal river is the Danube. The population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere. The world’s largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) is the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, about 40 km south Salzburg. Ice caves are bedrock caves that contain year-round ice formations. They differ from glacial caves, which are transient and are formed by melting ice and flowing water within and under glaciers.

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France Google Maps

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France

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for France (FR). Explore satellite imagery of Paris, the capital city of France, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

France (GPS: 46 00 N, 2 00 E) located in metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain. French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname. Guadeloupe: the Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico. Martinique: the Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, an island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique. Reunion: Southern Africa, an island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. The country’s area measurements are total: 643,801 sq km; land: 640,427 sq km; 549,970 sq km, water: 3,374 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly more than four times the size of Georgia, slightly less than Texas’s size. The total irrigated land is 26,000 sq km (2012).

One of the important features of France: Largest West European nation. Most major French rivers – the Meuse, Seine, Loire, Charente, Dordogne, and Garonne – flow northward or westward into the Atlantic Ocean. Only the Rhone flows southward into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Germany Google Maps

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Germany

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Germany (DE). Explore satellite imagery of Berlin, the capital city of Germany, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Germany (GPS: 51 00 N, 9 00 E) located in Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The country’s area measurements are total: 357,022 sq km; land: 348,672 sq km, water: 8,350 sq km. This sovereign state is three times the size of Pennsylvania, slightly smaller than Montana. The total irrigated land is 6,500 sq km (2012).

One of Germany’s important features: Strategic location on the North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea. Most major rivers in Germany – the Rhine, Weser, Oder, Elbe – flow northward. The Danube, which originates in the Black Forest, flows eastward.

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Italy Google Maps

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Italy

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Italy (IT). Explore satellite imagery of Rome, the capital city of Italy, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Italy (GPS: 42 50 N, 12 50 E) is located in Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. The country’s area measurements are total: 301,340 sq km; land: 294,140 sq km, water: 7,200 sq km. This sovereign state is almost twice the size of Georgia, slightly larger than Arizona. The total irrigated land is 39,500 sq km (2012).

One of Italy’s essential features: Strategic location dominating the central Mediterranean and southern sea and air approaches to Western Europe.

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Liechtenstein Google Maps

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Liechtenstein

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Liechtenstein (LI). Explore satellite imagery of Vaduz, the capital city of Liechtenstein, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Liechtenstein (GPS: 47 16 N, 9 32 E) is located in Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland. The country’s area measurements are total: 160 sq km; land: 160 sq km, water: 0 sq km. This sovereign state is about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC. The total irrigated land is 0 sq km (2012).

One of Liechtenstein’s essential features: Along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world. Variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation.

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Switzerland Google Maps

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Switzerland

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for Switzerland (CH). Explore satellite imagery of Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, on the Google Maps of Europe below.

Switzerland (GPS: 47 00 N, 8 00 E) located in Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. The country’s area measurements are total: 41,277 sq km; land: 39,997 sq km, water: 1,280 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey. The total irrigated land is 630 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of Switzerland: Landlocked (enclosed or nearly enclosed by land). Crossroads of northern and southern Europe. Along with southeastern France, north of Italy and southwestern Austria have the highest elevations in the Alps.

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