Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

It succeeds in presenting a more accurate view of the poles, but at the cost of misshapen continents and bent meridians. Areas near both the equator and prime meridian are accurate, but the distortion ...

As it disintegrated, the world's smallest, thinnest and youngest continent struck out on its own, while the regions of Gondwana that had once laid directly to its north west and south west became ...

The continent is covered by a massive ice sheet that holds about 70% of the world’s freshwater. Antarctica’s diverse wildlife is something one should travel for.

The latest maps of the world's eighth continent. Share using Email. Share on Twitter. Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin (Image credit: Alamy) By Zaria Gorvett. 29th September 2023.

New research on the geology of Zealandia is revealing how it formed – and why it sank In 1820, a Russian ship packed with sailors and, oddly, penguins – destined for the men's dinner ...

They describe a continent that is staggeringly unequal in some parts and far less so in others. Most data come from household surveys, which tend to play down the extent of inequality.