Earth is the third planet from the sun.
Continents are the land surfaces of
the world.
There are 7 continents on the planet earth.
•Asia is the worlds’ largest
continent. Asia has 44
countries.
•Asia has the world's tallest
mountain, Mt. Everest in Nepal,
at 29,035 ft (8,850m), and the
world's most populated
countries China and India.
•Africa is the 2nd largest continent. It
has 53 countries.
•It has the longest river in the world,
the Nile River and the biggest
desert , the Sahara Desert .
• North America is the 3rd largest
continent. The countries in North
America are Canada, Greenland,
Mexico, the United States, all the
countries of Central America and the
island countries and dependencies
of the Caribbean.
The tallest mountain is Mt. McKinley,
in Alaska, at 20,322ft.(6,194m). Death
Valley is below sea level.
• South America is the planet's
4th largest continent. It has12
countries and 3 major
territories.
South America has the largest rain
forest in the world and the largest
river, the Amazon.
Antarctica is almost 98% solid ice. It became
a continent in 1840. Argentina, Australia,
Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and
the United Kingdom claim Antarctica as their
territory.
Antarctica is the coldest and windiest spot
on the planet. The lowest temperature
ever recorded on Earth was recorded in
Antarctica. It was
-129.3ºF. Winds are can blow up to 200
miles per hour.
Europe is the 6th largest continent. It
has 46 countries, and a few territories.
Europe is separated from Asia by
Russia's Ural Mountains.
• Australia is the smallest continent in the
world. It is one of the most fascinating
areas on earth.
A lot of experts now say that
continent of Australia to be
called Australia/Oceania.
This area combines all of Australia,
New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
and volcanic islands of the South
Pacific Ocean, including the
Melanesia and Polynesia.
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