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Asia.
Africa is separated from Asia by the Suez Canal, which is just wide enough for shipping. Before the canal was built, the two continents touched.
Europe is a bit further, its closest point to Africa being at the Straits of Gibraltar.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoAsia, Europe, and Antarctica, in that order.
Asia borders Africa on the East.
Europe is about 9 miles North, across the Straight of Gibraltar.
Antarctica is hundreds of miles to the South.
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∙ 9y agoAfrica is a continent. There are 53 countries and islands in the African continent.Aside from itself, the closest other continent to Africa is Asia, to the east. The Suez Canal separates Africa and Asia.
The European continent is to the North of Africa, though it is a bit further away than the Asian continent. The closest European land to Africa is the Straits of Gibraltar, a British-owned island close to Spain.
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∙ 6y agoAsia is nearest to Africa. They actually touch at Suez. The second closest is Europe, which is only ten miles away from North Africa at the Strait of Gibraltar.
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∙ 9y agoAsia is nearst to Africa. They actually touch at Suez. The second closest is Europe, which is only ten miles away from North Africa at the Strait of Gibraltar.
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∙ 12y agoEurope is the closest to Africa.
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∙ 14y agoAsia and Europe
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∙ 14y agoCloser than? Antarctica is the closest.
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∙ 15y agoSpain
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