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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which characteristic best describes the Balkan Peninsula?
A
It is located in North Africa
B
It is located in Southwestern Asia
C
It is located in Southeastern Europe
D
It is located in Southwestern Europe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term by most definitions fully encompasses Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, European Turkey, and a large part of Croatia and Serbia. Sometimes the term also includes Romania and southern parts of Slovenia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Iberian Peninsula (/aɪˈbɪəriən/), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Balkans, or Balkan Peninsula, Peninsula, southeastern Europe. Located between the Adriatic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Aegean and Black seas, it is inhabited by a variety of linguistic, religious, ethnic, and national groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -This excludes some portions of Serbia and some of Montenegro and much of Romania, but historically and politically they are considered to be Balkan states; the other eight nations are Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, continental Greece, and European Turkey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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