Information and Facts About Continents and Oceans
Information and Facts About Continents and Oceans
Information and Facts About Continents and Oceans
Continents
Africa
Area: 30,370,000 km2
Number of countries: 54
Population: 1,225,080,510
The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea (that separates it from Europe)
to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the
northeast (that separate it from Asia), the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the
Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various
archipelagos. Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent.
Some of the countries that are part of Africa are: Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria,
Egypt, Angola and Ivory.
North America
Area: 24,709,000 km
Number of countries: 23
Population: 579,024,000
It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to
the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America.
North America is the third largest continent by area and the fourth by population.
Some of the countries that are part of North America are: United States, Mexico,
Canada, Cuba, Costa Rica and Guatemala.
South America
Area: 17,840,000 km
Number of countries: 12
Population: 420,458,044
It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the
Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. South
America ranks fourth in area and fifth in population. Some of the countries that are
part of South America are: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Antartica
Area: 14,000,000 km2
Number of countries: 0
Population: 1,106
It is Earth's southernmost continent and It contains the geographic South Pole.
Antartica is the fifth largest continent and the least populated continent. Antarctica,
is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
Asia
Area: 44,579,000 km2
Number of countries: 49
Population: 4,462,676,731
It is bordered by Europe and Africa to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the
Pacific Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the south. It is the largest and most
populous continent. Some of the countries that are part of Asia are: China, India,
Japan, North and South Korea and Iran.
Australia
Area: 8,525,989 km2
Number of countries: 15
Population: 40,117,432
Australia, also known as Oceania, is surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the west and by
the Pacific Ocean to the east.It is the smallest continent and the sixth most populated
continent on Earth. Some countries that are part of Oceania are: Australia, New
Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea.
Europe
Area:10,180,000 km2
Number of countries: 50
Population: 741,447,158
It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the
Mediterranean Sea (that separates it from Africa) to the south and Asia to the east.
Europe is the second smallest and the third most populated continent on Earth. Some
of the countries that are part of Europe are: Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, France,
Italy and Germany.
Oceans
Antarctic Ocean/Southern Ocean
It has an area of 20,327,000 km² making it the fourth largest of the Earth’s oceans.
The Antarctic Ocean encircles the Antarctica.
Artic Ocean
With an area of 13,986,000 km², the Arctic is the smallest and shallowest of the five
Oceans, and falls mostly within the Arctic Circle. It is surrounded by the Europe, Asia
and North American continent.
Atlantinc Ocean
the Atlantic has an area of 4106,400,000 km² which makes it the second most largest
ocean. It is bounded by the Americas to its west, and by Europe and Africa to the east.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean covers a 28,400,130 sq mile (73,556,000 km²) area between the
eastern coast of Africa, the shores of the Middle East and India to its north, and is
separated from the Atlantic Ocean by Southeast Asia and Australia/Oceania.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific is the largest of these oceans, covering 165,200,000 km². It fills the area
between the western coastline of the Americas, the eastern coastlines of Asia and
Australia, and is capped to the North and South by the Arctic and Antarctic regions.