A continent is any of several large terrestrial geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single large landmass, a
Reconstruction of the supercontinent Pangaea approximately 200 million years ago
The Ancient Greek geographer Strabo holding a globe showing Europa and Asia
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total s
Ptolemy's Asia
The United States–Russia border according to the USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement
The Silk Road connected civilisations across Asia.
The Mongol Empire at its greatest extent. The gray area is the later Timurid Empire.