For that reason, you may not truly understand something like the size of the largest continent. If you don't have a globe handy, read on to learn about where the continents rank by land area.

What is a continent? We think of it as a large body of land surrounded by the sea, aka, ocean. There are a few continent sized countries. Australia is the only continent that is also one country.

This makes it the fifth largest continent on Earth, even larger than Europe. So, why don't planes typically take a shortcut over this vast icy expanse? Fortunately, Marita was on hand to share her ...

Seven Worlds, One Planet is back, and episode two is about the largest and most populous continent on Earth: Asia. Asia is massive and covers around 30% of the Earth’s land area. No other ...

These stories from Seven Worlds, One Planet tell all. Asia: The largest continent on Earth Seven Worlds, One Planet is back and episode two is about the largest and most populous continent on ...