Continent Continent A continent is one of several very large landmasses of the world. Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Geologically, the continents largely correspond to areas of continental crust that are found on the continental plates. However, some areas of continental crust are regions covered with water not usually included in the list of continents. Zealandia is one such area (see submerged continents below). Islands are frequently grouped with
The Last Continent The Last Continent The Last Continent is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the twenty-second book in his "Discworld" series. First published in 1998, it mocks the aspects of time travel such as the grandfather paradox and the Ray Bradbury short story "A Sound of Thunder". It also parodies Australian people and aspects of Australian culture, such as the "Crocodile Dundee", "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "Mad Max" movies, the Australian beer XXXX, Vegemite, thongs, cork hats, the Peach Melba, "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo", the Henley-on-Todd Regatta, and the popular Australian songs "Waltzing Matilda",