Smallest continent

Some sources argue that Oceania, or Oceania/Australasia is the smallest continent, but there is a great deal of debate as to which territories this term covers. For most sources, including GWR, the record holder is Australia, with a west-to-east width of some 4,042 km (2,511 mi) and an area of 7,617,930 sq km (2,941,299 sq mi). It is also the sixth-largest country, following Russia, Canada, China, the USA and Brazil.

In terms of its vertical extremes, Australia extends from from Cape York Peninsula in the north-east to Wilsons Promontory in the south-east for nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km).