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Originally Posted by HarryT
It's the fact that the Bosphorus completely separates Europe from Asia that makes it conventional to regard them as two separate continents:
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Well, Europe is completely attached to Asia through Scandinavia.
There is no bridge or ferry between Norway and Russia over Svanvik - Boris-Gleb (which I have personally crossed by car). Neither are there any ferries or bridges between the very most part of Finland and Russia (where I also have crossed by car, several times (Raja-Jooseppi - Lotta)).
And you can still drive North-East-West-South of Europe (as a part of the world) without having to "jump" between any continent.
Starting in Norway at Nordkapp and ending in Tarifa in Spain
(Norway(Nordkapp)-Finland-Russia-Ukraine(Chertkovo)-Slovenia-Austria-Switzerland-France-Spain-Portugal(Cabo da Roca)-Spain(Tarifa).
(Which I plan on doing "some time" on motorcycle.
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So, Europe is landfast with Asia, hence Eurasia.