Asia

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Asia: The World’s Largest Continent, covering an area of 43,810,582 km², which accounts for about 30% of Earth’s land area and 8.66% of its total surface.

Asia the world most diverse and populated continent. It reaches from Istanbul to Saigon. A continent with lots of mystery, culture and ancient highlights. To name a few Bhaktapur in Kathmundu, The great wall in China, Terracotta Warriors in Xian, Potala Palace in Tibet, Ankor Wat in Cambodia, Taj Mahal in India, historic trade routes like the Silk Route, Samarkant in Uzbekistan, The Nadaam Festival in Mongolia.

The great scenery and snow-capped mountains and inhospitable mountains of Nepal,Tjajikistan,Tibet and Pakistan, The great remote tropical beaches of Borneo, Thailand and India. The Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Thick rain forest, unbelievable friendly locals, The beautiful Mekong river and thick jungle, The variety in food from perfect satay in Malaysia to red hot curries in India. Eat with your fingers or chopsticks? Be amazed by the difference between rich and poor.

It is bordered by the Ural Mountains to the west, the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the south. To the southwest, it is connected to Africa by the Isthmus of Suez, with the Suez Canal marking the boundary between the two continents. The Bering Strait separates Asia from North America, while the seas and straits connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans divide it from Australia. Asia boasts several of the planet’s most remarkable natural features: Mount Everest 8,850 m, the world’s highest peak. The Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth’s land surface about 430 m below sea level. Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest continental lake 1,620 m deep, whose bottom lies 1,165 m below sea level. The continent has the longest coastline of any continent—about 62,800 km—and experiences the widest range of climatic conditions, resulting in the most diverse vegetation and wildlife on Earth. The mountain systems of Central Asia not only provide water to the continent’s great rivers through snowmelt but also act as formidable natural barriers that have shaped migration and cultural exchange. Movement across these ranges has historically been possible only through a few key mountain passes. Asia is also the birthplace of all the world’s major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—along with many smaller faiths. Of these, only Christianity developed primarily outside the continent.

Some facts about Asia

1. It has the lowest (Dead Sea 430meters below sea level) and highest point on earth (Mt Everest 8850 meters)
2. The longest coast line
3. Largest variety in climate
4. The world deepest Lake (Lake Baikal 1620 meters deep)
5. Two thirds of the world population lives in China and India?
6. India and China are the 2 largest economies in the world

PART 5 around the world adventure 

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