▁consist ▁of ▁u pl and ▁areas ▁once ▁joined ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁until ▁cut ▁off ▁by ▁rising ▁sea ▁levels . ▁ ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁pen ins ulas ▁Europe ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁a ▁" pen ins ula ▁of ▁pen ins ulas ", ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Europe ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁small , ▁el ong ated ▁append age ▁to ▁Asia , ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁Europe ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁pen ins ulas . ▁A ▁pre histor ic ▁perspective ▁would ▁include ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁as ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁a ▁further ▁very ▁significant ▁European ▁pen ins ula ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁post - g la cial ▁rise ▁in ▁sea - level s . ▁ ▁Part ial ▁list ▁of ▁European ▁pen ins ulas ▁ ▁Ab sh er on ▁pen ins ula ▁ ▁B alk an ▁pen ins ula ▁ ▁Pel op onn ese ▁ ▁Ch alk id iki ▁ ▁Ist ria ▁ ▁Gal lip oli ▁ ▁Cot entin ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁Crime a ▁ ▁F enn osc and ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁K ola ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁Sc and in av ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁Italian ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁J ut land ▁ ▁Kan in ▁Pen ins ula ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁▁ ▁Europe ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁ge ological ▁feature ▁is ▁the ▁dich ot omy ▁between ▁the ▁high lands ▁and ▁mountains ▁of ▁Southern ▁Europe ▁and ▁a ▁vast , ▁partially ▁under water , ▁northern ▁plain ▁r anging ▁from ▁Great ▁Britain ▁in