Question

State in brief the location and area of the Asian continent.

Answer 1

• Locations Between 10° 16′ S. latitude to 77° 43’ N. latitude and 26° 04′ E. longitude to 169° 40′ W, longitude. (Note: The underlined words are printed wrongly In the textbook)
• Boundaries : The Indian Ocean to the south of Asia, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to its north, Europe to its north-west, Africa to its south-west and Australia to its south-east.
• The Strait of Bering separates Asia and North America. At the border between Asia and Europe lie the Ural Mountains, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountain and the Black Sea.
• Area : 4,45,79,000 sq km. It is the largest continent of the world.