Antarctica is a continent. There are classically seven: North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. Historically, Australia, Antarctica, and … India were part of a continental mass that separated from the supercontinent of Pangaea.urrently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 s … q km).   Largest Continents in Population   1. Asia - 4,001,623,990 (Over 4 billion) 2.