Europe, satellite image. North is at top. Green areas are vegetated. Yellow areas are desert. White areas are ice. This image is centred on the British Isles. To the northwest of Britain is Iceland. Northeast of Britain across the North Sea is Scandinavia and east of Scandinavia is Asia. Southeast of Britain is mainland Europe. The Mediterranean Sea divides Europe from Africa to the south. North Africa is dominated by the Sahara Desert. The west coast of Europe and the British Isles is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean.