The continent contains no countries ... Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the world is actually curved. This means map-makers need to make compromises when drawing maps.

You might think you know all the continents, but what about ... However, a team of geologists from all over the world have compiled a new geological map containing Zealandia.

Because the world is a sphere, it is difficult to accurately project this on a two-dimensional map. When the world ... The world has seven continents and five oceans. Europe is a continent.

If you are looking at a traditional world map, you won't get an accurate idea of the size of the seven continents; depicting a sphere onto a flat surface means that something will end up distorted.

For geologists, a continent is a large area of thick continental ... the U.S., Denmark and Tasmania compiled a new geological map using a combination of rock samples recovered from the sea and ...