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North America is the only continent having five time zones and every type of climate. South America is home to these young-fold mountains. The Andes, after the Himalayas, is the world’s second-highest mountain range. Lake Titicaca is the world’s highest (3800 m) and the largest lake in South America. The most widely spoken languages on this continent are Portuguese and Spanish. Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer and is located in South America. This continent is home to the world’s highest volcanoes, Mt. The green anaconda, the world’s largest and second-longest snake, is also found in South America. The Angel Falls, the world’s highest waterfalls, are found on this continent. The Amazon, the world’s largest river by volume and the second-longest (6440 km), is located in South America. Read: Smallest State of India 7 Continents Name list: South America

According to a study, Europe and North America are still separating at a rate of 7 cm every year. Plate tectonics, however, caused them to progressively break apart and split. Indeed, billions of years ago, the world’s seven continents were merged into a single huge landmass known as Pangaea. Around 71% of the Earth is made up of water, while the remaining 29% is made up of land. If you consider North and South America to be one continent, all continents begin and conclude with the same alphabet. Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica are the names of the world’s 7 continents. Each one has a distinct number of countries. Some are interconnected, while others are not.