Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population. During the 20th century Asia's population nearly quadrupled.

 

 

Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia—with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe—located to the east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Given its size and diversity, Asia—a toponym dating back to classical atiquity—is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity. The wealth of Asia differs very widely among and within its regions, due to its vast size and huge range of different cultures, environments, historical ties and government systems.

You finde bigger Aquarias and Zoos in Armenia (1 Zoo), China (5 Aquaria, 1 Insectarium & 19 Zoos), Hong Kong (1 Aquarium) India (2 Zoos), Indonesia (2 aquaria, 1 Bird Park and 3 Zoos), Iran (1 Zoo), Israel (1 Aquarium & 3 Zoos), Japan (30 Aquaria & 24 Zoos), Kazakhstan (3  zoos), Malaysia (3 Aquarium, 2 bird parks & 3 zoo), Myanmar (1 Zoo), North Korea (1 Zoo), Pakistan (1 Zoo), Philippines (1 Aquarium & 1 Zoo), Saudi Arabia (1 Zoo), Singapore (1 Aquarium, 1 Birdpark & 2 Zoo), South Korea (2 Zoos & 2 Aquaria), Taiwan (1 Zoo & 3 Aquaria), Thailand (6 Zoos & 3 Aquarium), Turkmenistan (1 Zoo) United Arab Emirat (1 Aquarium & 2 Zoos) and Uzbekistan (1 Zoo). Of these the biggest Zoo is the one in Beijing in China. The Biggest Aquarium is the one in Toba in Japan.

 

Free entrance at:

Hong Kong Zoo, Hong Kong
Seoul Children's Grand Park Zoo, South Korea
Kiryu, Kanto, Japan
Yokohama Zoo, Kanto, Japan

 
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