They are the same size
The sea ice around the continent -- 10% of the earth's surface -- freezes during the austral winter, thus practically doubling the size of the continent.
Even after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Russia is still the largest country by far.
Land surrounded by water is considered too big to be an island when it is the size of a continent. There is no specific measurement, but generally, islands are smaller than continents. Once the landmass reaches a certain size and can be classified as a continent, it is no longer considered an island.
Yes. Following Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Antartica, Europe is the sixth continent by total area.
This continent ranks fourth in size. This continent ranks fourth in size.
Asia is the largest continent
Asia is the largest continent.
The summer size of the Antarctic continent is 5.405 million sq miles (14 million km²) The size of the continent does not change seasonally. However, the ice sheet that covers 98% of the continent does connect with the Southern Ocean sea ice that freezes around the continent, which just about doubles the continent's size in winter.
thw second largest continent by size is africa
Asia is the world's largest continent by size, covering approximately 44.58 million square kilometers.
Antarctica is a continent that changes in size during the seasons due to the expansion and contraction of its ice sheets. During the winter months, the continent expands as more sea ice forms, while in the summer months, the ice melts causing the continent to shrink in size.
Europe is the second smallest continent in size. It is usually abbreviated as either EUR or EU. However, EU will not be used as much as this is the abbreviation for the European Union.
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