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What continent appears to be much wider than all of the other continents?
All continents are wider in the north than in the south. However, the continent with the largest distance span is Asia, followed by North America.
What Continents with landmass that narrows?
All continents have landmasses that narrow. In fact, all continents are wider in the north than in the south. It is unknown why.
Which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to other continents?
Greenland appears much wider than it actually is when compared to other continents, due to map distortion caused by the Mercator projection. Greenland is often depicted as being larger in size when compared to other continents like Africa or South America.
Why are the continents wider on the north?
Most maps stretch out landmasses toward the poles - the closer to the pole, the more the land gets stretched out. There is more land north of the equator than south of it, so the north ends of those landmasses get stretched out on a map projection. It's much less noticeable on a globe.
Which continent is closer to Africa north American or south American?
North America is closer to Africa than South America. The distance between the two continents is shorter at the narrowest point of the Atlantic Ocean between Morocco in Africa and Florida in North America.
What continent appears to be much wider than all of the other continents?
All continents are wider in the north than in the south. However, the continent with the largest distance span is Asia, followed by North America.
What Continents with landmass that narrows?
All continents have landmasses that narrow. In fact, all continents are wider in the north than in the south. It is unknown why.
What are the continents bigger than south America?
Asia, Africa, North America.
WHAT CONTINENTS ARE LARGER THE South America?
There are three continents larger than South America. They are North America, Africa, and Asia. That makes South America the fourth largest continent.
What continents have more land North America or South America?
North America is larger than South America and has more land mass
Which continent appears much wider than it really is compared to other continents?
Greenland appears much wider than it actually is when compared to other continents, due to map distortion caused by the Mercator projection. Greenland is often depicted as being larger in size when compared to other continents like Africa or South America.
What are the other three largest continents other than south America?
The three largest continents are Asia, Africa, and North America. South America is the fourth largest continent regardless.
What four continents are have larger populations than south America?
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America.
What seperates North America amd south America?
The Isthmus of Panama is a strip of land than lies between North and South America. As the Isthmus physically connects the two continents, what actually separates the two continents is the Panama Canal.
Why are the continents wider on the north?
Most maps stretch out landmasses toward the poles - the closer to the pole, the more the land gets stretched out. There is more land north of the equator than south of it, so the north ends of those landmasses get stretched out on a map projection. It's much less noticeable on a globe.
Which four continents have larger populations than south America?
Asia, North America, Africa, and Europe
Which continent is smallest North America South America or Europe?
The continents by area are: * Asia * Africa * North America * South America * Antarctica * Europe * Australia.
