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Geography of Asia: Features & Borders

Asia is the largest continent on Earth, located mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres, bordered by Europe and the Pacific Ocean. It features significant geographical features such as the Himalayas, Mount Everest, various seas, deserts like the Gobi and Thar, and major rivers including the Yangtze and Ganges. The continent is also home to the deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal.

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Geography of Asia: Features & Borders

Asia is the largest continent on Earth, located mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres, bordered by Europe and the Pacific Ocean. It features significant geographical features such as the Himalayas, Mount Everest, various seas, deserts like the Gobi and Thar, and major rivers including the Yangtze and Ganges. The continent is also home to the deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal.

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1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.

It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by


Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​
○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)
1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.
It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​
○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.
2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​


○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas
●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers


●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

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1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.
It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​
●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​
○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf
4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

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1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​


●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​


●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:


●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​


Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​
Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​


Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​


●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​
○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​
●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf

4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​
○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

1)

1) Asia is the largest continent on Earth, both in area and population.


It lies mainly in the Eastern and Northern Hemispheres and is bordered by
Europe to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. It stretches from the
Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south.

2) Oceans bordering Asia:

●​ Arctic Ocean ​

●​ Pacific Ocean ​

●​ Indian Ocean ​

Examples of seas

●​ South China Sea​

●​ East China Sea​

●​ Arabian Sea​

●​ Bay of Bengal​

●​ Sea of Japan​

●​ Red Sea​

●​ Gulf of Thailand​

●​ Persian Gulf
4) Mountains & Plateaus

●​ Himalayas — along the border of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.​

●​ Mount Everest — in the Himalayas (Nepal–China border).​

●​ Other mountain ranges:​

○​ Ural Mountains — dividing Europe and Asia (in Russia).​

○​ Caucasus Mountains — between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.​

○​ Tien Shan Mountains — in Central Asia near China and Kyrgyzstan.​

●​ Plateau of Tibet — in western China; often called the “Roof of the World.”​

●​ Another major plateau:​

○​ The Iranian Plateau — in Iran and Afghanistan.​

Deserts

●​ Gobi Desert — northern China and southern Mongolia.​

●​ Thar Desert — between India and Pakistan.​

Lakes & Rivers

●​ Lake Baikal — in Russia, the deepest lake in the world.​

●​ Major Rivers:​

○​ Yangtze River — China’s longest river and the longest in Asia.​

○​ Yellow River — China.​

○​ Ganges — India/Bangladesh.​

○​ Indus — Pakistan.​

○​ Tigris & Euphrates — Middle East.

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