Saturday, March 20, 2010

The Continents: Land Area


The continents are the great land masses of the earth. There are seven continent on Earth now: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Continent Area in Square Miles
(Square Km)		Percent of Total Land Area on Earth
The World 57,308,738 Sq. Miles (148,429,000 Sq. Km)100%
Asia (plus the Middle East)17,212,000 Sq. Miles (44,579,000 Sq. Km)30.0%
Africa 11,608,000 Sq. Miles (30,065,000 Sq. Km)20.3%
North America 9,365,000 Sq. Miles (24,256,000 Sq. Km)16.3%
South America 6,880,000 Sq. Miles (17,819,000 Sq. Km)12.0%
Antarctica 5,100,000 Sq. Miles (13,209,000 Sq. Km)8.9%
Europe 3,837,000 Sq. Miles (9,938,000 Sq. Km)6.7%
Australia (plus Oceania)2,968,000 Sq. Miles (7,687,000 Sq. Km)5.2%
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Waterfalls around the word

Europe:







Africa:


Asia:








Australia & New Zealand:




Haruru Falls on the Waitangi River in the North Island of New Zealand
Tawhai Falls in Tongariro National Park in the North Island of New Zealand
Sutherland Falls in Fiordland in the South Island of New Zealand


Purakaunui Falls in Southland of the South Island of New Zealand
Hopetoun Falls, Beech Forest, near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia Jim Jim Falls, Kakadu Escarpment, Australia

North America:










South America:



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