Quiz

A factoid that I was unaware of:

Name 6 countries that are considered to be physically in both Europe and Asia.

(And here I thought that there were only 2!)

Russia and Turkey are the two I know.

The other country I know that is in two Continents is Egypt, but that is Africa and Asia

were you fishing for geographers?…. because i think you hooked one!…

things were simpler before the breakup of the ussr. i'd have to consider russia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, turkmenistan, azerbaijan and armenia. this just off the top of my head without doing much research. some of these are debatable. and it REALLY depends where you draw the continental border. turkey has always created a problem. culturally one way, historically another and physically, neither here nor there. no WONDER it's always referred to as "asia minor". :)

Pretty close rudyk!

Russia (everyone knows this one)
Kazakhstan (the very western section)
Azerbaijan (only the northern edges)
Georgia (same here)
Turkey (another well known one)
Greece (Greek islands off the coast of Turkey , eg. Rhodes, are considered 'in Asia')

And for bonus points…

Name the 3 European countries that are also part of Africa. (NOT colonies, dependencies, etc.)

I see my hit GRANDPA has too much time on his hands, to be coming up with this stuff. :)

too much time on his hands

Au contraire! Doesn't everyone read the atlas in their spare time? I know rudyk does. I know Sarge does. I've done it for years.

Nothing better than relaxing in the evening with the National Geographic Atlas and skimming through the plates. You never know what gems might pop up at you!

Could they be Spain (territory along Moroccan coast, and the Canary Islands), Portugal (Madeira Islands and Azores), and Italy (Islands of Lampedusa and Pantelleria)

There is also the French Island of Mayotte, off Madagascar.

Maybe the U.K. too,if St Helena and Ascension are on the African tectonic plate.

OK, the last one is just a wild guess!

And while we're at it, how about French territory in North America. Everyone(?) knows about St Pierre and Miquelon, but there is another island off North America considered french.

St Martin's in the Caribbean would be my guess….

pooga adjudicated:
Pretty close rudyk!

as i suggested, the entire topic is open for conjecture. your definition seems to suggest that the caucasus mts are the boundary (along with the karadeniz strait (and perhaps the emba river???). other definitions exist. viz:

Alternate definition

you'll note that THIS definition of europe excludes kazakhstan but includes all of armenia, georgia and azerbaijan along with your greek islands. you see, it all depends on your source (what were you using?) and there really isn't a "right" answer to this one. and also note that the answer would be different 30 years ago, or 10 years ago or likely 5 years from now. i guess the key point is that the determination cannot be strictly on a physical basis. the followup questions get into even MORE grey areas…

rudyk quizzed: it all depends on your source (what were you using?)

National Geographic. of course. :-)

Sarge guessed right the first time. Mayotte is considered a 'territorial collectivity'. And Europa Island, Tromelin Island, Juan de Nova Island, and the Glorioso Islands are in the same vicinity. St. Helena and Ascension are overseas territories.

As for your last question, Clipperton Island?

Yes on Clipperton Island, off the WEST coast of Mexico