Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

A Continent Underwater. In 2017, the world learned of this long-lost continent, which is known as Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language. Spanning more than 5 million square kilometers, Zealandia ...

Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...

WILLMAR -- The centerpiece of the lobby/commons area at Willmar Senior High School is a map of the globe dotted with pins marking students' birthplaces.

WASHINGTON, Aug 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --Thousands of Finns and friends of Finland will be dining together on the weekend of 25–27 August to celebr ...

Slide 1 of 4, A Mercator map projection.It is 2D. Some of the continents are smaller or bigger than on a globe., Mercator map projection The Mercator map projection is used widely for navigation ...

This attempt at creating a faithful world map took a similar tack to the Sinusoidal by pulling out the edges of the map to mimic a sphere. The Robinson isn’t as extreme, however, taking the form of a ...

From the smallest to largest continent by land area, here are Earth's seven continents: Australia (approx. 3 million square miles) Europe (approx. 3.8 million square miles) ...

GENEVA (AP) — A Chinese American teen is vying to become the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer.