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General Knowledge - Facts of Continent

There are seven continents as shown in the image given below −

The following table illustrates some basic facts of all the continents −

Continent Area (km2) % of Total Population % of Total Density Per

Land Mass Populat ion Sq. km

Asia 43,820,000 29.5 4,164,252,000 60 95

Africa 30,370,000 20.4 1,022,234,000 15 33.7

North 24,490,000 16.5 542,056,000 8 22.1

America

South 17,840,000 12 392,555,000 6 22

America

Europe 10,180,000 6.8 738,199,000 11 72.5

Australia 9,008,500 5.9 29,127,000 0.4 3.2

Antarctica 13,720,000 9.2 4,490 (not native 0 0.0003

population at all)

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The Following table illustrates the Extremes of the Continents −

Continent Highest Point Elevation in Location Lowest Point Elevation in Location

Meter Meter

Asia Mt. Everest 8,848 Nepal Dead Sea -427 Israel &
Jordan

Africa Mt Kilimanjaro 5,895 Tanzania Lake Assal -155 Djibouti

North Mt. McKinley 6,198 Alaska Death Valley -86 California

America (Denali) (USA) (USA)

South Aconcagua 6,960 Argentina Laguna del Carbon -105 Argentina

America

Europe Mt. Elbrus 5,642 Russia Caspian Sea -28 In the Russia
Part

Australia Puncak Jaya 4,884 Indonesia Lake Eyre -15 Australia

Antarctica Vinson Massif 4,892 Antarctica Deep Lake, -50 Antarctica

Vestfold Hills

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