Continent
A continent is the large area of the land on Earth that is joined together. People do not agree about how many continents are are. Some say are are seven continents:
- Africa
- Antarctica
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania (often said as just Australia)
- South America
Some say that North America and South America are one continent. Some also say that Europe and Asia are only parts of the continent called Eurasia. Some even say that Eurasia and Africa are one continent called Eurafrasia.
When British people talk about "the Continent" (or "Continental") ay mean the European mainland. This meaning is not used as much as it used to be, but is still seen in phrases like "Continental breakfast" (rolls with cheese, jam etc as distinct from an "English breakfast" which is the cooked breakfast).
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| Continents of the World |
| Asia | Africa | North America | Central America | South America | Antarctica | Europe | Eurasia | Eurafrasia | Australia |
| (The Pacific Islands are not part of any continent, but sometimes they are grouped with Australia as Oceania) |