Continents in the world: There are seven continents

There are seven continents on our planet: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. There are seven continents : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (listed from largest to smallest in size). Sometimes Europe and Asia are considered one continent called Eurasia. Continents loosely correlate with the positions of tectonic plates. What is the largest continent? Learn about the seven continents of the world , their names, areas, populations and facts. Compare the differences between 7, 6 and 5-continent models and see the rankings of each continent by various criteria.