FACTS ABOUT CONTINENTS

                                                                      ASIA

• Biggest continent in the World.
• It covers 8.6% of Earth total surface area.
• It covers 29.4% of Earth land surface area.
• Asia has an area of 44,579,000 Sq.km.(17,212,000 Sq. miles)
• Asia is bounded by Pacific Ocean on the East, Europe by West and Indian Ocean at the South & Arctic ocean at North.
• Asia contains more than 60% of World population, which is about 4 billion.
•  China accounts for 31.69% of Asia’s population and India accounts for 29.36% of Asia’s population.
• Highest Point – Mt. Everest – 8848 m.
• Lowest Point – Dead Sea – 418 m below sea level.
• Major rivers :
• Brahmaputra:  2900 Km.
• Ganges:  2525 Km.
• Hwang-Ho: 5464 Km.
• Yenisei: 5539 Km.
• Amur: 2824 Km.Mekong:  4350 Km.
• Major Lake – Urmia – 5200 Sq. Km in Iran.
• Highest Lake – Lhagba Pool – 6368 m in Himalayas.

                                                                AFRICA

• Second biggest continent in the World.
• It covers 6% of the Earth’s total Surface area.
• It covers 20.4% of the Earth’s land surface area.
• Africa has an area of 30,221,532 Sq. Km. (11,668,599 Sq. miles).
• It accounts for about 14.2% of the World’s Population.
• Africa is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the North-East, Indian Ocean on the South-East and Atlantic ocean on the West.
• Africa contains 53 countries including the island groups.
• Major Rivers:
• Nile: 6853 Km.
• Congo: 4700 Km.
• Niger:  4180 Km.
• Zambezi: 2574 Km.
• Major lakes:
• Lake Victoria – 69,500 Sq. Km [Uganda, Kenya & Tanzania].
• Tanganyika – 36,200 Sq. km [Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania].
• Largest Deserts:
• Sahara – 9,066,500,000 Sq. Km.
• Kalahari – 260,000 Sq. Km.
• Highest Point – Mt. Kilimanjaro – [Tanzania] – 5895 m.
• Lowest Point – Lake Assal – Djibouti – 156 m.
• Borders:
• Northern Point: Cape Blanc.
• Southern Point: Cape Agulhas.
• Western Point: Cape Verde.
• Eastern Point: Ras Hafun.

NORTH AMERICA

• It is the third largest continent in the World.
• It covers about 4.8% of the Earth Surface area.
• It covers about 16.5% of its Earth land area.
• North America has area of 24,709,000 Sq. Km (9,540,000 Sq. miles).
• Highest Point: Mount McKinley, Alaska, USA – 6194 meter (or) 20,320 feet above sea level.
• Lowest Point: Death Valley, California, USA – 86 m (or) 282 feet below sea level.
• Largest country: Canada – 9,976,140 Sq. Km (3,851,788 Sq. miles).
• Smallest country: Grenada – 340 Sq. Km (131 Sq. miles).
• Largest Lake: Lake Superior, Canada & US – 32,140 Sq. miles.
• Deserts:
• Great Basin: 102,317 Sq. Km (39,505 Sq. miles).
• Mojave: 124,000 Sq. Km (47,877 Sq. miles).
• Sonoran:  280,000 Sq. Km (110,000 Sq. miles).
• Chihuahuan: 362,000 Sq. Km (139,769 Sq. miles).
• Largest Island: Greenland – 2,166,086 Sq. Km (836,327 Sq. miles).
• Borders:
• North: Atlantic Ocean.
• East: Atlantic Ocean.
• West: Pacific Ocean.
• South: Pacific Ocean.
• South East: South America.
• Located wholly within Northern hemisphere & Western Hemisphere.
• Major Rivers:
• Mississippi – 3734 Km (2320 miles).
• Missouri – 3767 Km (2341 miles).
• Mackenzie – 4241 km (2635 miles).
• Yukon – 3185 Km (1979 miles).
• Rio Grenade – 3108 KM (1931 miles).
• Major Lakes:
• Lake Superior – 82,103 Sq. Km
• Lake Michigan – 58,000 Sq. Km.
• Lake Huron – 59,600 Sq. Km.
• Lake Eric – 25,744 Sq. Km.
• Lake Ontario – 18,960 Sq. Km.
• Great Barrier Lake – 31,153 Sq. Km.

                                                                   SOUTH AMERICA

• It is the fourth largest continent in the World.
• It nearly covers 3.5% of the Earth’s surface area.
• It has an area of about 17,840,000 Sq. Km (6,890,000 Sq. miles).
• It is surrounded by Pacific Ocean in the West, Atlantic Ocean on the North & East.
•  Highest Point: Aconcagua – 22841 Ft (6962 meter).
• Lowest Point: Laguna Del Carbon – 344 Ft (105 meter) below sea level.
• Number of countries: 14.
• Major rivers:
• Amazon – 6734 Km.
• Parana – 4880 Km.
• Orinoco – 2140 Km.
• Tocantins – 2640 Km.
• Biggest city: Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• The highest waterfalls in the World, Angel falls is located in Venezuela is about 1000 meters height. The World’s second largest river, amazon is in South America.
• Major Lakes:
• Lake Titicaca: 8372 Sq. Km.
• Lake Maracaibo: 13210 Sq. Km.

• Largest country: Brazil.
• Smallest country: Suriname.
                                                            EUROPE

• It covers 2% of the Earth surface area.
• It covers 6.8% of the Earth land surface area.
• Europe has an area of about 10,180,000 Sq. Km (3,930,000 Sq. miles).
• It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the North, Atlantic Ocean on the West, the Mediterranean Sea to the South, the black sea and waterways to the South East.
• Largest country: Russian Federation.
• Largest country wholly in Europe: Ukraine.
• Smallest country: Vatican City.
• Highest Point: El’brus, Caucasus Mountains – 5,642 m (18,510 feet).
• Major rivers:
• Volga: 3692 Km.
• Danube: 2860 Km.
• Dnieper: 2145 Km
• Don: 1950 Km.
• Ural: 2428 Km.
• Pechora: 1809 Km.

                                                                   AUSTRALIA

• It is the 6^th largest country.
• It is also known as island continent.
• It has an area of about 7,692,024 Sq.km (2,969,907 Sq. miles).
• Major rivers:
• Murray: 2375 km.
• Murrumbidgee: 1485 km.
• Darling: 1472 km.
• Lachlan: 1448 km.

• Located wholly on southern hemisphere & Eastern hemisphere.
• Biggest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane.
• Highest point: Mt. Cossisco (2228 m).