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Asia (continent) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 43 48 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 43.8000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 087 38 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 87.6330 decimal degrees |
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Note: Largest continent; was home to early hominids; developed domestication of animals & crops by 9000 BCE; developed complex early cultures in Mesopotamia, India, and China. |
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| Asia (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Asie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Asien (C,O,French,U,A)
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| Azië (C,O)
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| Asian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| אסיה (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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