The combined landmass of Europe and Asia is called the Eurasia (Europe + Asia).

A continent is defined as a large unbroken landmass completely surrounded by water, although in some cases continents are (or were in part) connected by land bridges. The seven continents are usually given asNorth America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.

continent of Australia

Continents are usually surrounded by water. Geographers have named seven continents. They are Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, Europe, North America, and South America.

The continents are, from largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.

Why is the Red Sea red? The Red Sea’s name is a direct translation of its ancient Greek name, Erythra Thalassa. A popular hypotheses about the origins of the Red Sea’s name is that it contains a cyanobacteria called Trichodesmium erythraeum, which turns the normally blue-green water a reddish-brown.

The Bosphorus and Black Sea are even more beautiful thanks to phytoplankton. A NASA satellite has spotted something brilliant from space: a stunning turquoise color in the Black Sea and the Bosphorus, the strait which separates Asia from Europe.

Macau

The Bosporus is an extremely important strait, separating the continents of Europe and Asia. Besides two entire continents, the Bosporus also separates a single country. It splits the European part of Turkey, called Thrace, and the Asian part, called Anatolia.

Strait is narrow waterway between two larger bodies of water. An example of a strait is the Bering Strait. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. Straits that were treacherous; the Strait of Gibraltar; the Bosporus Straits.

Strait of Malacca