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Continents

The seven large landmasses on Earth, like Africa, Asia, and North America, each with unique countries, cultures, and landscapes.

Africa
Africa
Continent Africa
Fun Fact As much as 95 percent of the world’s diamonds and 50 percent of the world’s gold comes from Africa
Antarctica
Antarctica
Continent Antarctica
Fun Fact The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Antarctica. On July 21, 1983, the Soviet Vostok Station recorded a bone-chilling temperature of -89.2 degrees Celsius.
Asia
Asia
Continent Asia
Fun Fact More than 4.7 billion people live on the continent. This makes Asia the continent with the most people living in it.
Europe
Europe
Continent Europe
Fun Fact Love castles? You’ll adore the Czech Republic. The country has 932 castles and 1,187 stately homes – that’s more than any other country in Europe. Even if you visited one castle a day, it would take you over 2.5 years to see them all, so you better get started!
North America
North America
Continent North America
Fun Fact Spanning 24.71 million square kilometres (9.54 million square miles), North America accounts for 16.5% of the Earth's total land area.
Oceania
Oceania
Continent Oceania
Fun Fact Oceania is a geographic region that includes Australasia, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
South America
South America
Continent South America
Fun Fact In general, the weather in South America is hot and humid. Countries in the Amazon basin like Northern Brazil and Columbia have lots of rainforest so they are hot and humid all year round with lots of rain.