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A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single large landmass, a part of a very large landmass, as in the case of Asia or Europe within Eurasia, or a landmass and nearby islands within its continental shelf. Due to these ...
This is a list of continental landmasses, continents, and continental subregions by population. For statistical convenience, the populations of continental landmasses also include the populations of their associated islands .
This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. [1]Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent piece of territory that spans a continental boundary, most commonly the line that separates Asia and Europe.
This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. Variations on are noted below and discussed in the following articles: Continent, Boundaries between the continents of Earth, and List of transcontinental countries.
(Definitions of "continents" are a physical and cultural construct dating back centuries, long before the advent or even knowledge of plate tectonics; thus, defining a "continent" falls into the realm of physical and cultural geography (i.e. geopolitics), while continental plate definitions fall under plate tectonics in the realm of geology.)
In both Great Britain and Ireland, the Continent is widely and generally used to refer to the mainland of Europe. [citation needed] An amusing British newspaper headline supposedly once read, "Fog in Channel; Continent Cut Off". [10] It has also been claimed that this was a regular weather forecast in Britain in the 1930s. [11]
Acèh; Afrikaans; Alemannisch; አማርኛ; Anarâškielâ; Ænglisc; Аԥсшәа; العربية; Aragonés; ܐܪܡܝܐ; Արեւմտահայերէն; Armãneashti
Religion by continent and region (2 C) A. Regions of Africa (25 C, 71 P) Regions of Antarctica (25 C, 9 P) Regions of Asia (28 C, 59 P) E. Regions of Europe (46 C, 61 ...