Pramod is planning to go trekking at the coordinates 23°16’ north and 69°40’ west. Which continent do you think he is going to go trekking in?
A
Europe
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B
Africa
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C
Asia
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D
South America
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Solution
The correct option is C Asia Asia lies between 1°16’ North to 77°41’ North latitudes and 26°04’ West to 169°40’ West longitudes. Asia is the largest continent on the planet; it covers 33% of the land surface of the world. It lies predominantly in the northern hemisphere. The geographical area of Asia is roughly 44 million km2.