Asia is bounded on three sides by oceans: the Arctic to the north, the Pacific to the east and The Indian to the South. Plains occupy more land area in Asia than any other type of physical feature. Inland seas and gulfs indent the continent's coastline which is 62,000 km. Long.
Asia is bounded on three sides by oceans: the Arctic to the north, the Pacific to the east and The Indian to the South. Plains occupy more land area in Asia than any other type of physical feature. Inland seas and gulfs indent the continent's coastline which is 62,000 km. Long.
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Asia is bounded on three sides by oceans: the Arctic to the north, the Pacific to the east and The Indian to the South. Plains occupy more land area in Asia than any other type of physical feature. Inland seas and gulfs indent the continent's coastline which is 62,000 km. Long.
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Asia, largest of the Earth’s seven continents lying almost
entirely in the Northern Hemisphere with outlying islands. As the largest continent , Asia contains some of the world’s most spectacular natural features, including high mountain ranges, majestic rivers and lakes and inland seas for e.g. high mountains of Himalayas in India, Lake Baikal in the vast plateau regions of Siberia. In South Asia, the Deccan Plateau dominates India. Surrounding Waters And Inland
Asia is bounded on three sides by oceans:
the Arctic to the North, the Pacific to the East and the Indian to the South. Many seas , bays and gulfs indent the continent’s coastline which is 62,000 km. long. The Indian subcontinent is flanked by the Bay of Bengal on the east and the Arabian sea on the west. INLAND INFO
The inland of Sri Lanka and the much smaller
Maldives and Nicobar island trail away to the South. The Arabian Sea’s Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea form an arc along the western rim of Asia, providing natural boundaries with Africa and Europe. The Suez Canal, an artificial waterway, provides a passage for ships between the Mediterranean and Red Seas. The Persian Gulf provides Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait access to the Arabian Sea. Plains Plains occupy more land area in Asia than any other type of physical feature. Most of the western and northeastern parts of Russian Asia consists of plains. Other large plains include the Ganges river in Northern India, the Mekong river in Southeast Asia and the Yangtze river in China. Mountain ranges Asia ‘s mightiest mountain ranges includes the Pamirs of Central Asia, a highland region where Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and China intersect. Southeast of the Pamirs are the Himalayas, spanning 2400 km. and the Karakorum range which lies just north of the Western Himalayas. These two ranges contain world’s highest peak Mount Everest. Climate
Asiaexperiences virtually every climatic condition
on earth. With such an expansive, varied terrain, with so many striking topographic features, the continent is at once warm, cold, wet and dry. Plateaus Several plateaus lie between the mountain ranges of Central Asia. The highest is the Tibetan Plateau, which is popularly known as the Roof of the World, bounded by the Kunlun mountains and the Himalayas. In South Asia, most of the peninsula of India consists of the great triangular Deccan Plateau. Much of the northern part of Russia is occupied by the Central Siberian Plateau. Bibliography Encarta Encyclopedia