continents

The large parts of the surface of the Earth that rise above sea level. The seven major continents are Africa , Antarctica , Asia , Australia , Europe , North America , and South America .

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According to the theory of plate tectonics , continents move along piggy-back on the tectonic plates like rafts floating on water.

Continents are made from the lightest rocks in the Earth. Some of these are also the oldest known rocks on Earth, with an age of 3.5 billion years, measured by radioactive dating .

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Yet after domination by Italians and cardinals of other European nations for generations, and the first ever pope from Latin America, the Vatican leadership is now genuinely open to other continents.

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That said, it was the fan’s 10th show across several continents, though he purposely avoided seeing the Rose-fronted version of AC/DC.

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Castillo, a Peruvian national, and his accomplices were considered international bandits and wanted on several continents, according to the Los Angeles Times coverage of their trial, which lasted more than five months.

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The technicolor Florida sunset had faded into darkness, and my extended family, assembled from two continents and three countries, gathered on the beach at Longboat Key to look at the stars.

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This ambitious, gorgeously written novel covers 1,000 years and a few continents, and if that weren’t enough, it broke structure in half.

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