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• plural of continent.

continents

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1. The large parts of the surface of the Earth that rise above sea level. The seven major continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

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According to the theory of plate tectonics, continents move along piggy-back on the tectonic plates like rafts floating on water.

Continents are made from the lightest rocks in the Earth. Some of these are also the oldest known rocks on Earth, with an age of 3.5 billion years, measured by radioactive dating.

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Until now, fossils associated with this group were known primarily from the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Long before dinosaurs ruled the continents and modern crocodiles first appeared, their ancestors were already going through a decisive phase in their evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Last summer Fifa muscled in on that elite club football territory, adding teams from other continents to the mix.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Her reporting spans three presidential campaigns, four administrations and four continents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Our fathers live on different continents and only see each other after years, but in some ways they are strikingly similar.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan