Study Suggests Earth Has Only Six Continents and Not Seven ... This made experts speculate that these landforms are actually not separate but instead a part of a larger continental structure.

Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, and South America.

"This discovery suggests that these regions are not merely isolated landforms; they are interconnected components of a larger continental structure." Continents are difficult to define because the ...

There are glaciers on every continent except Australia. They are found in the coldest places, in Polar regions and on mountains. Glaciers can form distinct landforms through erosion of the ...