The Oceans
The Earth's surface if roughly 70% water and 30% land.
The Earth is also called the Water Planet.
The 4 Oceans are :-
- Pacific
- Atlantic
- Indian
- Artic.
The Continents
The Earth's total land area is divided geographically into seven continents :-
- Asia
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Antartica
- Europe
- Oceania
Islands
The Earth's 10 largest islands are :-
- Greenland
- New Guinea
- Borneo
- Madagascar
- Baffin
- Sumatra
- Honshu
- Great Britain
- Victoria
- Ellesmere
Mountains
The highest mountain peak in each continent :-
- Asia
- Africa
- North America
- South America
- Antartica
- Europe
- Oceania
There are more than 100 mountain peaks over 7000 m high in Asia, mainly in the Himalayas.
| Everest |
8848m |
| K2 |
8611m |
| Kanchenjunga |
8598m |
| Lhotse |
8511m |
| Yalung Kang |
8502m |
| Makalu |
8481m |
| Dhaulagiri |
8172m |
| Manaslu |
8153m |
| Cho Oyu |
8153m |
| Nanga Parbat |
8126m |