Subcontinent - Southwestern Eurasia

Southwestern Eurasia

Western Asia or the Middle East is a subcontinent of southwestern Eurasia. Western Asia is geographically separated from Europe, Asia and Africa, clockwise, by the Caucasus Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Iranian plateau, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Sinai Peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea, and lies largely on the Arabian tectonic plate. The common definition of the term Middle East also includes Egypt – the bulk of which occupies northeasternmost Africa.