Which continent was the last one that Homo Sapiens reached? Antarctica has been discovered in the present century. It’s inevitably surprising how late New Zealand (1250-1300 AD) and Madagascar (500 AD) was discovered given how close they are to Australia and Africa (where humans originated back in 195,000 BC). As the last continent discovered, this expedition can be said to have completed the initial phases of mankind's exploration of the Earth. Asia is the largest and Australia the smallest on 7 continents list. Top Brochure of Last Discovered Continent. In a new video, RealLifeLore goes back in time on a map to show what places humans discovered when to find out where the last place discovered on Earth was. A continent is one of several very large landmasses.Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents geopolitically.Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Three billion years ago, Ur became the lone (and possibly first) supercontinent on Earth. New Zealand in Oceania. Parts of Ur now exist as segments of Africa, Australia, and India. Some scientists believe that Vaalbara, a theoretical supercontinent, may have preceded Ur. Covering remaining 2/3rd of the plant’s surface are five oceans which formed from the super ocean, Panthalassa. Making it the last continent to be discovered. And it seems impossible, but the last place on Earth discovered by humans is Antarctica. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, they are: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Two billion years later, it merged with the continents Nena and Atlantica to form Rodinia. Such continents are generally thought to have subsided into the sea, leaving behind only a … Supercontinent Pangaea gave rise to 7 continents of the world to cover 1/3rd of the earth’s surface. Please note the tour price reflected on the brochure is subject to change. It was probably smaller than Australia. The saga of the continent’s demise is part of a new report that re-creates the last 240 million years of the Mediterranean’s tectonic history in unprecedented detail. Antarctica was sighted in 1820, while the First Russian Antarctic Expedition, Charles Wilkes defined it as a continent during the United States Exploring Expedition in 1838. Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered. The last major landmass to be discovered was Antarctica, in the 19th Cent, though it still has no indigenous people (I'll ignore Argentina flying in a few pregnant citizens in the 1970's, to claim the first births on the continent).