Question

Which is the worlds second largest continent?

Answer 1

Africa is the second-largest continent in the world among all the continents after Asia.

Continents

There are seven major continents separated by large water bodies. They are

• Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• North America
• South America
• Australia
• Antarctica

Africa

• Africa is the second-largest continent after Asia.
• The Equator latitude runs through the middle of the continent.
• A large part of Africa lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the earth.
• The Sahara Desert, which is the world’s largest hot desert, is located in this continent Africa.
• The continent is completely bounded and surrounded on all sides by oceans and seas.

Let us know about the first largest continent. Asia is the largest continent.

Asia is the largest continent in the world. Asia covers about one-third of the total land area of the earth. The continent lies in the Eastern Hemisphere of the earth. The Tropic of Cancer passes through Asia continent. By the Ural mountains in the west, Asia is separated from Europe. The combined and together landmass of Europe and Asia is called Eurasia.

About Asia:

• The earth’s highest and lowest places both lie in Asia:
  The highest place on earth is Mount Everest and lies in the country of Nepal in Asia
  The lowest place on earth is Dead Seashore is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east, and Israel to the west in Asia continent
• The Indian Ocean named after the country India. It is the only ocean having named after the country. The shape of the Indian ocean is almost triangular. It is bound by Asia in the north, in the west by Africa and in the east by Australia
• The Asian continent has a larger number of mountains than any other continent. They are Himalaya, Altai, Karakoram, Zagros, Elbruz, Urals, Kunlun, Tein Shan.
• The Pamir Knot commonly known as the Roof of the World is a large group of rugged peaks and deep valleys
• An endorheic basin situated between the Kunlun and the Tein Shan is Tarim Basin