- published: 25 Feb 2009
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Eurasia is the combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia. The term is a portmanteau of its two constituents. Located primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and by Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Indian Ocean to the south. The division between Europe and Asia as two different continents is a historical and cultural construct, with no clear physical separation between them; thus, in some parts of the world, Eurasia is recognized as the largest of five or six continents.
Eurasia covers around 55,000,000 square kilometres (21,000,000 sq mi), or around 36.2% of the Earth's total land area. The landmass contains around 5.0 billion people, equating to approximately 70% of the human population. Humans first settled in Eurasia between 60,000 and 125,000 years ago. Some island countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, and Indonesia, are included under the popular definition of Eurasia, in spite of being separate from the massive landmass.
I walk across the land
Where the mountains rise
A strong and cold wind blowing hard
And the flawless stone hides
The reason for my journey burns
Can't you see the glow
A world beyond the promised land
On the road until the end
[chorus:]
Eternal flame
That shines the night
I'm away till the morning light
Eternal flame
That shines the night
I'm away till the morning light
Eternal flame
I'm awake
Joining one with all
Into the sky I'll fly
I walk across the land
Where the holy river flows
The people gather to its banks
Where the lotus flower grows
Revealing all the secret shades
So can you feel the might?
My journey back to my motherland
Unfolding a serving hand
[chorus]
... I see the white up in the dawning sky
It carries me to mystic shores
Gonna leave you 'cause I'm begging for more
We've known each other so long,
I know, way before
The winds will take me so far away
I'll leave you behind, but I'm longing to stay
We'll be together again,
I know, another day
Everything is suffering
Striving for live
Give up the craving
And what remains...
The eightfold path
The end