SEEKGLOBE · ATLAS
The continents become easier to understand when places are seen in geographic context. Use this world atlas and map of the continents to see real coastlines, positions and relationships behind every current SeekGlobe guide.
QUICK ANSWER · WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Seven continents are commonly recognized in the English-language seven-continent model: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Australia.
SeekGlobe uses Oceania as the broader travel plate for Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding Pacific region. That keeps the atlas useful for travel without changing the geographic answer to the seven-continent question.
FRONTISPIECE · THE WORLD
This world map shows the continents together with the real positions of current SeekGlobe destinations. Six continental regions have guides; Antarctica is mapped too, but it has no guide yet.
27 destinations · 6 continental regions with guides · Antarctica not yet covered
Western Europe to the Aegean · regional overview
Reykjavík lies beyond this regional crop; it remains listed here and plotted on the world map above.
PLATE I · EUROPE · 6 GUIDES
Six live guides now span capitals, Alpine terrain, a Mediterranean cove, a volcanic Aegean island and the North Atlantic edge of Iceland.
Jordan to Japan · Asia overview
Eight destinations · labels are positioned to keep the regional map readable.
PLATE II · ASIA · 8 GUIDES
SeekGlobe’s Asia now stretches from Jordan’s desert and Nepal’s Himalayan gateway to coastal Vietnam and Thailand, the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, and Japan from Tokyo to Hokkaido.
PLATE III · OCEANIA · 3 GUIDES
For travel, SeekGlobe groups Australia and New Zealand within the broader Oceania region. The current guides move from Sydney’s harbour and coast to Queenstown and The Remarkables in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
PLATE IV · SOUTH AMERICA · 4 GUIDES
South America now stretches from Rio’s coast and Cusco’s Andean highlands to Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni and the granite, glacial landscapes of Torres del Paine.
PLATE V · NORTH AMERICA · 3 GUIDES
North America now spans New York’s dense urban grid, Mexico City’s high volcanic basin and Banff’s alpine lakes, valleys and Canadian Rockies.
PLATE VI · AFRICA · 3 GUIDES
SeekGlobe reaches across Africa from Cairo and the Nile in the north to Zanzibar’s Indian Ocean coast and Cape Town at the continent’s southern edge.
PLATE VII · ANTARCTICA · NOT YET COVERED
Antarctica is the southernmost continent and has no permanent resident population. SeekGlobe does not yet have a destination guide there, but it remains on the atlas because the atlas should show the whole world.
There is no SeekGlobe guide on this continent yet.
Explore current destinations →CONTINENTS FAQ
Seven continents are commonly recognized in the English-language seven-continent model: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Australia.
The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Australia.
North and South America occupy much of the Western Hemisphere. Europe and Africa lie mainly east of the Atlantic, Asia extends eastward from Europe, Australia lies southeast of Asia, and Antarctica surrounds the South Pole.
Australia is the continent in the seven-continent model. Oceania is a broader geographic region that includes Australia, New Zealand and many Pacific islands. SeekGlobe uses Oceania as a travel plate because it groups the current Australia and New Zealand guides more naturally.
Continental models are conventions rather than one universally fixed system. Some traditions combine Europe and Asia as Eurasia, while others combine North and South America as one continent. This page uses the seven-continent model while noting those differences.
A continent is one of Earth’s major large land divisions. Its boundaries are based on physical geography as well as long-standing geographic and cultural conventions.
A world map with continents shows the large land divisions of Earth in geographic context, making it easier to compare their coastlines, positions and relationships across the planet.
Start with the interactive SeekGlobe homepage globe for the planetary view, then use this flat atlas to compare coastlines, continent locations and the real positions of current SeekGlobe destinations.
SEEKGLOBE · ATLAS