How many continents are there?

What actually is a Continent and how many are there? Africa, the Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Australia together with Oceania, and Europe are considered to be Continents. The term continent is used to differentiate between the various large areas of the earth into which all the land surface of Earth is divided. read more

There are many microcontinents, or continental fragments, that are built of continental crust but do not contain a craton. Some of these are fragments of Gondwana or other ancient cratonic continents: Zealandia, which includes New Zealand and New Caledonia; Madagascar; the northern Mascarene Plateau, which includes the Seychelles. read more

There are 7 continents on earth. Many people combine the two continents Asia and Europe into a single continent and call it Eurasia. Many others combine the two continents North America and South America into one and call it the American continent. read more

Ultimately, the answer to how many continents there are is entirely dependent upon your working definition. When it doubt, we suggest just going with these: Asia – The largest continent covering more than 44.5 million square kilometers. Africa – The second largest continent covering some 30.2 million square kilometers. read more