SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Largest continent
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smallest continent
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second to smallest continent
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second to largest continent
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Detailed explanation-1: -Quick Facts: Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. It comprises the westernmost peninsula of the giant Eurasian landmass. Europe is home to almost 50 countries and is the third most populated continent in the world after Asia and Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -2 Europe is the second smallest continent in the world. It is surrounded on 3 sides by ocean. It is just over 3.9 million square miles. Europe makes up 2% of the Earth’s land mass.
Detailed explanation-3: -Europe is the second-smallest continent. Only Oceania has less landmass. Europe extends from the island nation of Iceland in the west to the Ural Mountains of Russia in the east. Europe’s northernmost point is the Svalbard archipelago of Norway, and it reaches as far south as the islands of Greece and Malta.