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All of them. They were once part of Pangaea. A big chunk of landmass that contained all continents we know today. They slowly drifted apart due to continental drift and are in the pattern we see today.
But if you mean what's the oldest of the 7 that exist today... That would be Australia.
The continents are equally old. The Earth originally was a globe of rock that gathered together from space dust and rocks that came from even older stars exploding.
With the heat in the Earth that came from the pressure of gravity, the rock mass broke into separate, adjacent pieces over millions of years. These pieces drifted apart and created space in between over millions of years. These individual 'continents' drifted all over the globe in even more millions of years, and ended up clustered together again in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to changes in climate, including a 100,000-year-long cloudburst, the low spots between the drifting, moving continents filled in to become the oceans. And millions and millions of years later, the drifting and moving continues today.
So, you see, the continents are all equally old . . . as old as the Earth itself.
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∙ 11y agoNone of the Continent is in the shape it was formed, but all of them are made up of cartons bound together by tectonic movement of plates. The oldest cartons are found in western Australia, southern Africa and Greenland. Thus we can say that Australia and Africa are the oldest continents.
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What continent was the oldest fossil found on?
The oldest fossils in the world are found in western Australia and are those of primitive bacteria. They are about 3.5 billion years old.
What part of the sedimentary of rock is the oldest?
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Where were the earliest remains found?
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What continent has the oldest culture?
Asia
Continent with oldest fossil?
Africa
What is the oldest inhabited continent?
It is Oceania and you suck.
What continent have the oldest fossils been found?
Africa
On what continent has the oldest fossil been found?
China
What continent have the oldest fossels been found on?
Africa
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Lake Baikal is the oldest lake in the world and is located in Russia on the continent of Asia.
Which is oldest continent Africa or Asia?
Africa is generally considered to be the oldest continent, having existed as a stable landmass for at least 600 million years. Asia is also an ancient continent, but Africa's geological history is typically older.
What city is considered themost beautiful harbor in the world and is the oldest city on its continent?
Sydney Harbor is considered the most beautiful harbor in the world. It is the oldest city on the Australian continent.
The oldest mountains on the continent?
The oldest mountains on the continent are the Appalachian Mountains, located in the eastern United States. These mountains were formed over 480 million years ago and have been shaped by millions of years of erosion and geological processes.
What does it mean when you say that australia is the oldest of the continents?
That it is upon this Continent that the oldest fossils or other geological specimens are found.
