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Which is the smallest continent?1. North America2. Europe3. Antarctica4. Australia

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Australia

The correct answer is Australia.

  • Asia is the biggest and Australia is the smallest continent.
  • Listed in order of size are Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

  • There are seven continents in the world and Asia is the largest, and according to land-mass, Australia is the smallest at almost one-fifth of the size of Asia, but Europe is not far behind as it has just over a million more square miles than Australia.
  • Earth's oldest known piece of continental crust dates to the era of the moon's formation.
    • Australia holds the oldest continental crust on Earth, researchers have confirmed, hills some 4.4 billion years old.
  • Africa is the hottest continent on the planet.
  • Antarctica is the only continent that does not have an indigenous human population.
    • It is also the least populous of all the countries.
  • Antarctica is the largest desert in the world.
    • Although most of the deserts in Europe are classed as "semi- deserts" and was known as the only continent without deserts. 


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