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Which is the World’s Second Largest Continent?

Here we will learn about which is the World’s Second Largest Continent.

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Answer: The second-largest continent of the world is Africa.

The geographical location of the continent is as:

On the western side, it is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean
If we look at the northern side it is surrounded by the mediterranean sea and
On the eastern side the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
In the end on the southern side, it is surrounded by the mixed waters of the Atlantic ocean and the Indian Ocean

The area covered by the land of the continent of Africa is 30,370,000 sq. km. Which accounts for 20.39% of the total area of the world.