Area
Approximate
land area
sq. km
Approximate
land area
sq. mi.
Percentage
of total
land area
Elevation
Highest
Elevation
Lowest
WORLD
148,429,545
57,308,738
100.0
Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft.
(8,850 m)
Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (-411 m)
ASIA (includes the Middle East)
44,579,160
17,212,041
30.0
Mt. Everest, Tibet-Nepal, 29,035 ft. (8,850 m)
Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, 1,349 ft. below sea level (-411 m)
AFRICA
30,065,107
11,608,156
20.3
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 ft. (5,895 m)
Lake Assal, Djibouti, 512 ft. below sea level (-156 m)
NORTH AMERICA
24,256,087
9,365,290
16.3
Mt. McKinley, Alaska, 20,320 ft.
(6,194 m)
Death Valley, Calif., 282 ft. below sea level (-86 m)
SOUTH AMERICA (includes Central America and the
Caribbean)
17,819,065
6,879,952
12.0
Mt. Aconcagua, Argentina,
22,834 ft.
(6,960 m)
Valdes Peninsula, Argentina 131 ft. below sea level (-40 m)
ANTARCTICA
13,209,047
5,100,021
8.9
Vinson Massif, Ellsworth Mts., 16,066 ft.
(4,897 m)
Bentley Subglacial Trench, 8,327 ft. below sea level (-2,538 m)
EUROPE (includes the recently independent states of the former Soviet Union)
9,938,037
3,837,082
6.7
Mt. Elbrus, Russia/Georgia, 18,510 ft. (5,642 m)
Caspian Sea, Russia/Kazakhstan 92 ft. below sea level (-28 m)
AUSTRALIA (includes Oceania)
7,687,027
2,967,966
5.2
Mt. Kosciusko, Australia, 7,310 ft. (2,228 m)
Lake Eyre, Australia, 52 ft. below sea level (-12 m)