South America
Michigan is closest to Europe.
No Europe is northeast of South America.
The three continents closest to Antarctica are South America, Australia, and Africa. South America is the closest, with the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula being only about 1,000 kilometers away from the southernmost point of South America. Australia is next, with the closest point being around 2,200 kilometers away from Antarctica. Africa is the third closest continent to Antarctica, with the closest point being approximately 4,000 kilometers away.
Asia is west of North America, although the country closest to the west, Russia, is also considered part of Europe.
The continents by area are: * Asia * Africa * North America * South America * Antarctica * Europe * Australia.
Illinois is in the United States, which is in North America.
Europe is the closest continent to North America, with the two separated by the North Atlantic Ocean. Greenland, which is technically part of the North American continent, is located closer to Europe than any other part of North America.
To answer your question specifically, neither continent is closest since both South America and Africa border the Atlantic Ocean.More informationThe Atlantic Ocean, the second largest, extends from the Southern Ocean between South America, Africa, North America and Europe, to the Arctic Ocean. The Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean south of Africa at Cape Agulhas.
Tennessee is ON the North American continent. The two closes ones to Tennesses are South America and Europe.
Australia is closer (South America is closest of all). Also, note that Australia is not a continent. This means the closest continent to the South Pole is South America.
South america
South America, as it actually touches the continent of North America.