03/04/2021
Where Are The Asian Borders? (part 2)
Channel Description:
We do videos on intriguing & thought-provoking Asian topics, including stereotypes, history, culture & geography.
Credits:
Research, Script, Narration & Video Editing by Kento Bento
Artwork by Nina Bento
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[WHERE ARE THE ASIAN BORDERS? (PART 2: EUROPE)]
Asia is the largest and most populous continent in the world. From the physical extremes to the cultural, it's a continent that has shown tremendous diversity from one end to the other.
But what exactly counts as Asia? Where are the Asian borders?
This video is part two of a three-part series.
In part one, we covered the specific Asian borders following the coastal regions from the Tumen River between North Korea & Russia to the Suez Canal in Egypt.
In between, we went over Japan's Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands, the Malay Archipelago, Indonesia's border with Papua New Guinea, the Wallace Line, the Weber Line, the Asian continental shelf, the Middle East, Yemen's Socotra Archipelago, Afro-Eurasia, and Egypt's border.
In part two, we cover the most controversial Asian border section of Europe starting from Egypt, through Lebanon, Syria, Cyprus, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia. We end on the eastern side of Russia (Siberia) bordering North America, which is where part three will commence.
Many feel Asian and Europe shouldn't have been separate continents to start with, as there isn't a clear physical geographical divide between the two. In fact, a few countries teach the continent of Eurasia as a result. This made this video particularly challenging as nothing is definitive and is all open to interpretation
