Greece and Albania: Both on the Balkan Peninsula

Peninsular Geography

Greece and Albania are both located on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.

Details

• Albania: Entirely within the Balkan Peninsula.
• Greece: Mostly on the Balkan Peninsula; also includes thousands of islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas (some consider the Peloponnese a peninsula off the main peninsula).

Balkan Peninsula Boundaries

• North: Danube, Sava, Kupa rivers (approx.).
• East: Black Sea, Sea of Marmara, Bosporus, Dardanelles.
• South: Mediterranean Sea.
• West: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea.

Other Balkan Countries

North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Slovenia (partly), Croatia (partly), Romania (partly), Turkey (European part).