1. Besides its distance from the Equator, the climate of Europe is influenced by another factor – the Atlantic Ocean and the winds blowing from it.
2. This impact is felt more by the regions along the Atlantic Ocean than the ones which are far inland.
3. In the winters it is quite cold in Western Europe but it is even colder in Eastern Europe,
4. Thus countries like Poland and Russia have severe winters while France and Great Britain are comparatively warmer.
5. Russians winters are so cold that the rivers and even the nearby seas freeze
6. However, this does not happen in the countries of West Europe along the sea coast.
7. This difference must be because of the nearness of Western Europe to the Atlantic Ocean.
