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A continent is one of the world's main continuous pieces of land. (The word continent comes from the Latin terra continens, meaning "continuous land".)
Unfortunately, even the experts cannot agree on how many continents there are:
- 7 Continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
- 6 Continents: Africa, Antarctica, Eurasia, North America, Oceania, South America
- 6 Continents: Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Oceania
- 5 Continents: Africa, America, Antarctica, Eurasia, Oceania
- 4 Continents: Eurafrasia, America, Antarctica, Oceania
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