Continent

A large landmass on Earth. Up to seven continents can be identified which are...
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Antarctica.

(Some parts of the world may consider Europe and Asia to be a single continent)

In order to include all the countries of the world, places which are not part of a large landmass may be included in a continent. The best example is Oceania where many Pacific Islands and New Zealand are included with the large landmass of Australia.

Maps of the continents can be downloaded for free

 

 

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