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Standard VIII
Geography
Introduction to Polar regions
Asia is a con...
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Asia is a continent of extremes?
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Asia is known as continent of extreme because:
1. It has the world's highest peak - Mount Everest and the world's lowest depression - dead sea.
2. It has recorded the lowest as well as the highest temperature in the world.
3. The continent has the largest lake (Caspian Sea) and the deepest lake (Baikali Lake)
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