Western Europe
Western Europe was the western region of Europe.
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During the Miocene, geological activity in Western Europe blocked off what would be known as the Straits of Gibraltar, sealing off the Mediterranean, which dried up, leaving a salty plain. Towards the end of the Miocene, the Atlantic broke through and refilled the basin in a cataclysmic flood. (PROSE: Prehistory Repeating Itself [+]Loading...["Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)"])
Charles I of France, also known as Charlemagne ruled the Frankish Empire for 46 years until his death in 814, uniting Western and Central Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. His reign saw a renaissance in European culture: architecture, art, literature and music all flourished, while Medieval Latin developed as Europe's first common language. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
The Sixth Doctor suggested that the flight path of a Vvormak ship took in Western Europe, allowing the Germans to learn of it before it was shot down by Hurricanes over Turelhampton on 17 May 1944. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"])
Plymouth had the largest naval docks in Western Europe. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])
In the 2000s, a NATO satellite covered Western Europe, including the British Isles. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak)
