A continent is any of several large geographical regions. Continents are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria. A continent could be a single See more

From the 16th century the English noun continent was derived from the term continent land, meaning continuous or connected land and translated from the Latin terra continens. The noun was used to mean "a connected or continuous tract of land" or See more

Supercontinents
Apart from the current continents, the scope and meaning of the term continent includes past geological ones. Supercontinents, largely in evidence earlier in the geological record, are landmasses that … See more

Geologists use the term continent in a different manner from geographers. In geology, a continent is defined by continental crust, … See more

By convention, continents "are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water". In modern … See more

The following table provides areas given by Encyclopædia Britannica for each continent in accordance with the seven-continent model, … See more

Early concepts of the Old World continents
The term "continent" translates the Greek word ἤπειρος, meaning "landmass, terra firma", the proper … See more