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The parameters align (left, center, or, by default, right) and size (default 300px width) may be used to set the template's horizontal position and the image's size per, respectively, the Location and Size entries here. The parameter heading may be used to replace the default "The seven continents of Earth" heading.
This is a list of continental landmasses, continents, and continental subregions by population. For statistical convenience, the population of continental landmasses also include the population of their associated islands .
A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single landmass or a part of a very large landmass, as in the case of Asia or Europe. Due to this, the number of continents varies; up to seven or as few as four geographical regions ...
This template returns an abbreviation to sort tables by location. It uses the 7-continent system. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Location 1 Enter a country's name, continent's name, or 2-letter continent code (AF, AN, AS, EU, OC, NA, or SA) as the template's only parameter. Example 'Mexico ...
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Early world maps cover depictions of the world from the Iron Age to the Age of Discovery and the emergence of modern geography during the early modern period.Old maps provide information about places that were known in past times, as well as the philosophical and cultural basis of the map, which were often much different from modern cartography.
The African and European mainlands are non-contiguous, and the delineation between these continents is thus merely a question of which islands are to be associated with which continent. The Portuguese Atlantic island possession of the Azores is 1,368 km (850 mi) from Europe and 1,507 km (936 mi) from Africa, and is sometimes grouped with Europe.
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