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Planet Earth is made up of six major continents: America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Antarctica. These extensive portions of land are bathed by seas and oceans, including the continental shelf that extends into oceanic waters. Africa is located in the East, with part of its countries in the Southern Hemisphere, being the third largest continent in the world. On the other hand, America is the second largest continent and is all in the western region of the Earth. Asia, located in the Eastern Hemisphere and with most of its territory in the north, is the largest continent, both in terms of land area and population. Europe has 50 countries and is the second smallest continent. Oceania is in the Southern Western Hemisphere and is the smallest of all, yet the continent with the smallest population. Finally, Antarctica is a continent without inhabitants, located at the South Pole.