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Africa
Africa
Africa
, the planet's 2nd largest continent and the second most-populous continent (after Asia) includes (53) individual countries, as well as Western Sahara, a member state of the African Union whose statehood is disputed by Morocco.
With just over a billion people (a 2009 estimate) it accounts fo...
Asia
Asia Map
As the planet's largest continent, Asia covers about 30 percent of the world's landmass and includes (44) countries and assorted islands and/or dependencies.
Significant features of the continent of Asia include the world's tallest mountain,
Mt Everest
in Nepal (and China), rising to 29,035 ft (8,...
Australia
Oceania
OCEANIA,
the smallest continent, is without doubt one of the most diverse and fascinating areas on the planet.
A large percentage of geography experts now consider the long-established continent of Australia to be more accurately defined as
Australia/Oceania.
Collectively it then combines all of Austr...
Europe
Europe
Europe ( /ˈjʊərəp/ YEWR -əp or /ˈjɜrəp/ YUR -əp ) is, by convention, considered to be one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River , the Caspian Sea, th...
North America
North America
North America (Spanish: América del Norte or Norteamérica ; French: Amérique du Nord ) is the northern continent of the Americas, [ 4 ] situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on t...
South American
South America
South America
,
the planet's 4th largest continent, includes (12) independent countries and (3) major territories; the Falkland Islands, Galapagos Islands and French Guiana.
It contains the world's highest waterfall,
Angel Falls
in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume), the
Amazon River
; the longe...
Continent
BY SIZE #1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km) #2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km) #3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km) #4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km) #5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km) #6...
BY SIZE #1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km) #2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km) #3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km) #4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km) #5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km) #6...
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