Know All About The Continents Of The World

"continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."

Geologically the continents largely correspond to areas of continental crust that are found on the continental plates.However, some areas of continental crust are regions covered with water not usually included in the list of continents. The area referred to as Zealandia is one such area.

Names of the Continents are given as(Ordered from largest in size to smallest):

1-Asia,

2-Africa,

3-North America,

4-South America,

5-Antarctica,

6-Europe,

7-Australia.

Area And Population:

Continent	Area (km²)^]	Area (mi²)	Percent total landmass	Population	Percent total pop.	Most populous city
Africa	30,370,000	11,730,000	20.4%	1,186,178,000	16.1%	Lagos, Nigeria
Antarctica	13,720,000	5,300,000	9.2%	4,490	0.0%	McMurdo Station
Asia	43,820,000	16,920,000	29.5%	4,393,296,000	59.8%	Shanghai, China
Europe	10,180,000	3,930,000	6.8%	738,442,000	10.0%	Moscow, Russia
North America	24,490,000	9,460,000	16.5%	573,777,000	7.8%	Mexico City, Mexico
Australia	9,008,500	3,478,200	5.9%	39,331,000	0.5%	Sydney, Australia
South America	17,840,000	6,890,000	12.0%	418,447,000	5.7%	SãoPaulo, Brazil

Highest and lowest points:

The following table lists the seven continents with their highest and lowest points on land, sorted in decreasing highest points.The following table lists the seven continents with their highest and lowest points on land, sorted in decreasing highest points.

Continent	Highest point	Elevation (m)	Country or territory containing highest point	Lowest point	Elevation (m)	Country or territory containing lowest point
Asia	Mount Everest	8,848	China and Nepal	Dead Sea	−427	Israel, Jordan and Palestine
South America	Aconcagua	6,960	Argentina	Laguna del Carbón	−105	Argentina
North America	Denali	6,198	United States	Death Valley	−86	United States
Africa	Mount Kilimanjaro	5,895	Tanzania	Lake Assal	−155	Djibouti
Europe	Mount Elbrus	5,642	Russia	Caspian Sea	−28	Russia
Antarctica	Vinson Massif	4,892	(none)	Deep Lake, Vestfold Hills	−50	(none)
Australia	Puncak Jaya	4,884	Indonesia (Papua)	Lake Eyre	−15	Australia