The continents they are separated from each other through geographical boundaries that can be seas, mountains, oceans, straits or imaginary lines. These boundaries are pure human creation that have been modified over the centuries. In fact, there are different opinions regarding the number of continents that make up the world..
While some consider that there are seven (North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica), others assert that there are four (America, Afro-Eurasia, Oceania and Antarctica).
In this sense, there are borders between Europe and Asia, between Europe and Africa, between Africa and Asia, between North America and South America, between Asia and Oceania, between Europe and North America, and between Asia and North America..
The division between Europe and Asia is marked by the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Straits, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Ural River, the Ural Mountains and the Arctic Ocean..
According to the aforementioned delimitations, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are geographically in Asia; however, they belong to the Council of Europe.
For their part, Russia and Turkey are transcontinental nations, since they have territories in both Europe and Asia..
The territories of Europe and Africa are not contiguous, but are separated by the Mediterranean Sea.
The shortest distance that separates these continents is the 13 kilometers of the Strait of Gibraltar, located between Spain and Morocco. It remains to be determined which islands belong to the European continent and which to the African continent..
Azores belongs to the European continent.
The Canary Islands and Madeira are usually associated with Africa, since they are closer to this continent.
Malta belongs to Europe.
Lampedusa and Pantelleria are two Italian islands, so they belong to Europe. However, these are found on the African plate and can be considered part of Africa..
Currently, the separation between Africa and Asia is considered to be marked by the Isthmus of Suez.
According to this delimitation, the Sinai Peninsula belongs to Asia, while Egypt is a transcontinental nation..
Similarly, Socotra Island should be part of the African continent; however, it belongs to Yemen, a country in Asia.
The division between North America and South America is located on the Isthmus of Panama, which separates this territory at the border between Panama and Colombia..
Most of the Caribbean islands are part of North America; however, Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire are in the south. On the other hand, Isla Aves (Venezuela) and San Andrés y Providencia (Colombia) are located in the north but are part of South America.
These continents are separated by the Wallace Line, which crosses the Malay Archipelago..
Europe and North America are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the fact that Europe borders the Atlantic to the west, Iceland and the Azores archipelago (located between Europe and America) are considered part of the European territory.
Asia and North America are separated by the Bering Strait and the Bering Sea.
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