Question

Which one of the following is the smallest continent?
A)Antarctica
B)Australia
C)Europe
D)South America

Answer 1

Hint: There are seven continents in the world which are Asia, Europe, Antarctica, South America, North America, Australia. Asia is the largest continent among them.

Complete answer:
A continent is defined as a huge, continuous, and discrete mass of land separated by large areas of water bodies. They are the regions of continental crust that are found on the continental plates, including continental fragments (such as Madagascar) that are not usually referred to as continents.

Australia is the smallest continent. The total landmass of Australia is 5.9% of the world.

Australia with its surrounding islands collectively known as Oceania. It is located in the southern hemisphere. It is known as the island continent as it is surrounded by oceans and seas by all sides. It is surrounded by Indian and world’s largest ocean, the Pacific ocean.

It is the oldest continent. Human inhabitation started around forty two thousand to forty eight thousand years ago. It is a country as well as a continent. The capital of Australia is Canberra and the currency is Australian dollars.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B)

Note: Some regions of continental crust are largely covered by the sea and may be reckoned submerged continents. Some of the examples are Zealandia, surfacing from the sea basically in New Zealand and New Caledonia and the almost completely submerged Kerguelen Plateau in the southern Indian ocean.