right|thumb|350px|floristic regions in europe atlantic europe is a geographical and anthropological term for the western portion of europe which borders the atlantic ocean. the term may refer to the idea of atlantic europe as a cultural unit and/or as an biogeographical region. it comprises the british isles (great britain and ireland), iceland, belgium, the netherlands, the central and northern regions of portugal, northwestern and northern spain (including the southern basque country), the southwestern and western portion of france (including northern basque country), western scandinavia, and northern germany. weather and overall physical conditions are relatively similar along this area (with the exception of parts of scandinavia and the baltic), resulting in similar landscapes with common endemic plant and animal species. from a strictly physical point of view most of the atlantic european shoreline can be considered a single biogeographical region.indicative map of the european biogeographical regions 2005.map of the biogeographical regions of europe physical geographers label this biogeographical area as the european atlantic domain, part of the euro-siberian botanic region.map of the floristic regions of europe == culture == the atlantic bronze age is a cultural complex of the bronze age period of approximately 1300â700 bc, that marked the economic and cultural exchange between portugal, spain, france, and the british isles. === origins === archaeologists have noted that the prehistoric peoples of atlantic europe presented some common traits, as shown by artifacts and architectural styles found in the region which attest to at least some form of trade link. in addition, a number of genetic studies seem to interrelate specific groups of population in parts of atlantic europe in contrast with, for example, central or mediterranean europe.brian donnelly (2004), "we are not celts at all but galicians; dna research links the scots, irish and welsh to north-western spain", the herald (glasgow - uk), p. 15.[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9781045?dopt=citation salas a, comas d, lareu mv, bertranpetit j, carracedo a., mtdna analysis of the galician
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