Home›Oceans›ContinentBrowse ByContinentThis dimension groups bodies of water by the continent they belong to. Wikipedia defines a continent simply as "any of several large terrestrial geographical regions," and a sea, lake or river is usually counted as belonging to whichever continent it borders or sits within. Browsing by continent keeps a body of water with its immediate geographic neighbors.FactsContinentSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTypical SalinityWell-attestedSaline 1ContinentFilter Results7 entriesArea (sq km)All7,688,287 (1)10,186,000 (1)14,200,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)12 (1)23 (1)30 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)4892 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)PopulationAll0 (1)27,801,023 (1)434,254,119 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAfricaContinent2 entriesAntarcticaContinent1 entryAsiaContinent3 entriesAustraliaContinent2 entriesEuropeContinent2 entriesNorth AmericaContinent3 entriesSouth AmericaContinent2 entriesSources1. Ocean - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaOcean, opening sentenceQuote, Ocean, opening sentenceThe ocean is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of Earth.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.