The Earth 2

CONTINENTS
A continent is any of the seven main land masses of the world, namely Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, North America and South America. A continent’s area also includes the submerged continental shelf around the edge of the exposed land mass.

Continent	Area	Percentage of total land mass	Lowest point below sea level	Highest elevation
Africa	30 293 000sq km	20.2%	Lake Assal, Djibouti -156m	Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 5895m
Antarctica	13 975 000sq km	9.3%	Bently sub-glacial trench -2538m	Vinson Massif 5140m
Asia	44 493 000sq km	29.6%	Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan/West Bank –400m	Mt Everest, China/Nepal 8850M
Australia and Oceania	8 945 000sq km	5.9%	Lake Eyre Australia –15m	Puncak Jaya Indonesia 5030m
Europe	10 245 000sq km	6.8%	Caspian Sea Iran/Russia/Turkmenistan/Kazakhstan/Azerbaijan -29	Mt Elbrus Russia 5642m
North America	24 454 000sq km	16.3%	Death Valley California, USA –86M	Mt Mckinley Alaska, USA 6194M
South America	17 838 000sq km	11.9%	Peninsula Valdes Argentina –40m	Aconcagua Argentina 6960m