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Continents and Oceans in Spanish
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Write the name of each numbered continent or ocean.Answer key
América
Europa
África
Asia
Oceanía
la Antártida
el océano Pacífico
el océano Atlántico
el océano Índico
el océano Ártico
el océano Antártico
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Each continent or ocean is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a continent or ocean is answered.
Américathe AmericasNorth and South America count as one continent in Spanish. On this map the shape takes in Central America, Cuba, Hispaniola and Greenland.
EuropaEuropeEuropa ends at the Ural Mountains, where Asia begins. The two share one landmass.
ÁfricaAfricaÁfrica is written with an accent mark on its capital A. It lies south of Europa.
AsiaAsiaAsia is the largest continent, spelled as in English.
OceaníaOceaniaOceanía is the smallest continent: Australia and many islands. English maps that count seven continents usually call it Australia.
la AntártidaAntarcticaLa Antártida is the ice-covered continent at the South Pole. Its name is said with the article la.
Los océanos 5
el océano PacíficoPacific OceanEl océano Pacífico is the largest ocean. It lies between América on one side and Asia and Oceanía on the other.
el océano AtlánticoAtlantic OceanEl océano Atlántico lies between América, Europa and África.
el océano ÍndicoIndian OceanEl océano Índico lies south of Asia. África is to its west and Oceanía to its east.
el océano ÁrticoArctic OceanEl océano Ártico is the smallest ocean, around the North Pole. Schoolbooks in Spain call it el océano Glacial Ártico.
el océano AntárticoSouthern OceanEl océano Antártico surrounds la Antártida. It is also called el océano Glacial Antártico or el océano Austral.
How this list was compiled: Six continents taught in Spain (América, Europa, Asia, África, Oceanía and la Antártida), five oceans (Atlántico, Índico, Pacífico, Glacial Ártico and Glacial Antártico), Asia as the largest continent, Oceanía as the smallest (Australia and hundreds of islands), Europa separated from Asia by the Urals and the Caucasus, África south of Europa, la Antártida covered in ice, the Pacific as the largest ocean, the Atlantic between América, Europa and África, and the Antarctic ocean around la Antártida: a sixth-grade primary school textbook from Spain (Conocimiento del medio 6), read in full text 2026-10-01. The names América, Europa, Asia, África and Oceanía, with every country of North, Central and South America filed under one "País de América": Real Academia Española and Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, 2nd edition (provisional version), appendix "Lista de países y capitales, con sus gentilicios" and the entry "América" (which calls it "este continente" and names América del Norte, Centroamérica and América del Sur as its parts). rae.es answered an automated request with HTTP 403 on 2026-10-01, so both were read in the Internet Archive copies https://web.archive.org/web/20250823085017/https://www.rae.es/dpd/ayuda/paises-y-capitales-con-sus-gentilicios and https://web.archive.org/web/20250828182455/https://www.rae.es/dpd/Am%C3%A9rica, read 2026-10-01. The six-continent model in common use in Spain and Latin America, América second in size after Asia, Oceanía as the smallest continent, la Antártida around the South Pole, and Australia in place of Oceanía on maps of seven continents: Spanish Wikipedia, Continente (section "Modelos continentales"), América, Oceanía and Antártida, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continente, read 2026-10-01. La Antártida with its article: Diccionario del español de México, El Colegio de México, entry "antártico", https://dem.colmex.mx/Ver/ant%C3%A1rtico, read 2026-10-01. Antártida and Antártica both correct, Antártica the usual form in Chile and Antártida the form used in Spain and most of Latin America: Diccionario panhispánico de dudas (2005 edition), entry "Antártida", read in the Internet Archive copy https://web.archive.org/web/20210126044355/https://www.rae.es/dpd/Ant%C3%A1rtida, read 2026-10-01; Antártica as a name in Chile also in the Diccionario de la lengua española, entry "antártico", https://web.archive.org/web/20250222235424/https://dle.rae.es/ant%C3%A1rtico, read 2026-10-01. The five ocean names in their short form (océano Ártico, océano Antártico, océano Atlántico, océano Pacífico, océano Índico) and where each lies: Geografía superior ilustrada (New York, 1890), a school geography in Spanish, in the public domain, https://archive.org/details/geografia-superior-ilustrada-de-appleton-1890, read 2026-10-01; océano glacial Ártico and océano glacial Antártico, and the Indian Ocean between África, Asia and Oceanía: Agustín Calzada, Geografía elemental universal (1858), public domain, https://archive.org/details/geografia-elemental-universal-calzada, read 2026-10-01. Océano Atlántico, Pacífico and Índico, and Austral as a name of the southern ocean: Diccionario de la lengua española, entry "océano", https://web.archive.org/web/20250124230052/https://dle.rae.es/oc%C3%A9ano, and Diccionario del español de México, entry "océano", https://dem.colmex.mx/Ver/oc%C3%A9ano, both read 2026-10-01. Océano Glacial Ártico "or simply océano Ártico", the smallest ocean, and océano Austral or océano Antártico, also océano Glacial Antártico: Spanish Wikipedia, https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oc%C3%A9ano_%C3%81rtico and https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oc%C3%A9ano_Austral, read 2026-10-01. The word océano without a capital letter, the article before an ocean name, and accent marks kept on capital letters: Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, entry "mayúsculas", sections 2 and 5.2.13, https://web.archive.org/web/20260826222926/https://www.rae.es/dpd/may%C3%BAsculas, read 2026-10-01; the textbook above writes the names the same way. The source of the drawing names its continent shape Australia. Detail lines written for this site. Licence: own work
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How it works
This map shows the continents and major oceans in Spanish: six continents and five oceans, with no countries drawn. One lights up, and you pick its Spanish name, such as Oceanía or el océano Atlántico, from four.
Read the full guide
Six continents, not seven
Schools in Spain and Latin America teach six continents: América, Europa, Asia, África, Oceanía and la Antártida. North and South America are one continent there, so this map lights them as one shape.
Five oceans
The oceans are el océano Pacífico, el océano Atlántico, el océano Índico, el océano Ártico and el océano Antártico. After a miss the right name is shown.
Type the Spanish name
Open More options and choose Type it. Accents are forgiven and the article can be left out, so antartida counts for la Antártida. The same menu switches every name to English.
Among the continents only la Antártida is normally said with an article. Every ocean takes el.
The word océano starts with a small o. Only the name after it has a capital: el océano Pacífico.
Capital letters keep their accent marks in Spanish: África, Índico, Ártico.
Questions and answers
What are the continents in Spanish?
América, Europa, Asia, África, Oceanía and la Antártida. Schools in Spanish-speaking countries count six, because North and South America are one continent, América.
What are the five oceans in Spanish?
El océano Pacífico, el océano Atlántico, el océano Índico, el océano Ártico and el océano Antártico. Schoolbooks in Spain call the last two el océano Glacial Ártico and el océano Glacial Antártico. Both forms count when you type.
Is America one continent in Spanish?
Yes. In Spanish, América is one continent, north and south together. Its parts are América del Norte, Centroamérica (also called América Central) and América del Sur.
How do you say Antarctica in Spanish?
La Antártida, with the article la. Antártica is also correct and is the usual form in Chile. The ocean around it is el océano Antártico, also called el océano Austral.