Borders are constructs and we are divided only by fear and prejudice

There is no natural border between Europe and Asia. Divisions between them are in our heads, writes Victoria White

THERE is no continent of Europe. There is no natural border between Europe and Asia. The divisions between them are in our heads. While we name seven continents, in many countries they name five, with Europe and Asia as Eurasia and the Americas together.

I only found this out a couple of days ago. I had spent my life believing in the geographical division between Europe and Asia. I have sailed portentously from the European to the Asian shore, in Istanbul. On arriving in Turkey, for the first time, I opined that I could see the difference between Europe and Asia straight away.