earth is the third planet from the sun. continents are the land surfaces of the world

Earth is the third planet from the sun.

Continents are the land surfaces of the world.

There are 7 continents on the planet earth.

•Asia has the world's tallest mountain, Mt. Everest in Nepal, at 29,035 ft (8,850m), and the world's most populated countries China and India.

•Asia is the worlds’ largest continent. Asia has 44 countries.

•Africa is the 2nd largest continent. It has 53 countries.

•It has the longest river in the world, the Nile River and the biggest desert , the Sahara Desert .

• North America is the 3rd largest continent. The countries in North America are Canada, Greenland, Mexico, the United States, all the countries of Central America and the island countries and dependencies of the Caribbean. The tallest mountain is Mt. McKinley,

in Alaska, at 20,322ft.(6,194m). Death Valley is below sea level.

• South America is the planet's 4th largest continent. It has12 countries and 3 major territories.

South America has the largest rain forest in the world and the largest

river, the Amazon.

Antarctica is almost 98% solid ice. It became a continent in 1840. Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom claim Antarctica as their territory.   Antarctica is the coldest and windiest spot

on the planet. The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was recorded in

Antarctica. It was -129.3ºF. Winds are can blow up to 200

miles per hour.

Europe is the 6th largest continent. It has 46 countries, and a few territories.

Europe is separated from Asia by Russia's Ural Mountains.

• Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is one of the most fascinating areas on earth. A lot of experts now say that

continent of Australia to be called Australia/Oceania.

This area combines all of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and volcanic islands of the South

Pacific Ocean, including the Melanesia and Polynesia.

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/continents/Extremes.shtml

• http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/clipart/index.html

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