Asian Geography

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## TL;DR

Asia is the largest continent and contains some of the world's major physical-geography extremes, including the Himalayas, Mount Everest, the Dead Sea, and Lake Baikal.

## Core Explanation

The article now focuses on broad, source-backed physical geography rather than unsourced lists. More specific regional topics such as monsoons, plateaus, river basins, and political boundaries should be handled in separate entries.

## Evidence Notes

The previous first fact was broken and began with "6 million km2." This repair replaces it with sourced Britannica claims.

## Further Reading

- [Asia - Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/place/Asia)
- [Himalayas - Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/place/Himalayas)

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- [World Geography](world-geography.md)
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