Interesting Facts about Continents and Oceans

North America is the 3rd biggest continent. It has 24 countries.  Population per square mile is 54.  North America’s  population is 501,500,000.

Oceania has 25,000 islands. You can see the Great Barrier Reef from space. 

Africa has the largest river in the world- the Nile in Egypt.  Provides most of the worlds cocoa beans.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.  

South America the population per square mile is 45. South America is made out of 12 countries.

Asia has the deepest lake.  Highest elevation in the world [mount. Everest]. Asia is the biggest continent.

Atlantic Ocean-46 million gallons per second flow in to it.  Depth is 11,821 feet.

Europe -Moscow is the largest city-700 million people. It’s the second smallest continent. Venice, Italy is sinking.

Asia- largest city is Seoul, South Korea.

Antarctica was warm for much of the history of earth. Much of it is buried under almost one mile of snow and ice.  The lowest  annual temperature is -70.  Used to be part of Oceania.