![]() The continent shares the borders with the Pacific Ocean in the west, Atlantic Ocean in the north and east, North America and Caribbean Sea in the northwest. South America is situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and most of the part is in the Southern Hemisphere. The fourth largest continent is South America. Great producer of maize, wheat, and soya bean and the largest sugar exporter is North America. The world's 3rd longest and famous river Mississippi can be found in the continent. North America as a continent has five time zones along with all types of climate. ‘Lake Superior’ is the largest freshwater lake in the world, which is located on this continent. The continent consists of 23 sovereign states and 23 dependencies. Greenland is part and parcel of North America as it is the Tectonic Plate. In terms of population it is in fourth place with 592, 296,233 inhabitants. The continent occupies 24,709,000 square kilometres of the earth, which is about 9,540,000 square miles. North America is bounded by the Arctic Ocean in the north, Atlantic Ocean in the east, South America and the Caribbean Sea in the southeast, and Pacific Ocean in the west and south. The continent of North America is in the Northern Hemisphere and is located within the Western Hemisphere. ![]() The continent North America is the third largest continent of 7 continents of the world. As the equator passes through the continent, it receives direct sunlight all year long. It has the world's hottest place namely Ethiopia. The famous desert Sahara also exists in Africa. The world's longest river, the Nile, is in Africa. Algeria is the continent's largest country by size and Nigeria the most populous country. Africa has 54 sovereign countries in it along six territories. The continent Africa is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea in the northeast, the Indian Ocean in the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. It occupied 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of land area. The Continent of AfricaĪfrica is the second largest continent in size and second most populous continent after Asia. The different religions that people follow in Asia are Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity and so on. The credit of having two old ancient civilizations of world Harappan civilization and Chinese civilization belongs to Asia. Asia is a home for the highest mountain peaks in the world, for instance Mount Everest that is 8,848 meters. The privilege of having two most populous countries namely China and India goes to the continent Asia. It has the world's biggest country Russia in it. According to the United Nations, there are 48 countries in the continent of Asia. Asia is bounded in general terms by the Pacific Ocean to the east, Indian Ocean to the south, the Arctic Ocean to the north. It occupies 30% of the earth's land area. The estimated population of Asia is 4.69 billion. The continent of Asia has a total area of 44,579,000 square kilometers. It is situated in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres. Continents Largest in Size by AreaĪsia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and AustraliaĪsia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, and AntarcticaĪsia is the biggest and most populous continent of the seven continents of the world. There are seven continents namely Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Oceania/Australia, and Antarctica in the section of Continents of the World you can find the detailed information about every continent with respective maps. A continent is the large landmasses on the Earth.
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