About land

Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of Earth not submerged by the ocean or another body of water. It makes up 29.2% of Earth's surface and includes all continents and islands. Earth's land surface is almost entirely covered by regolith, a layer of rock, soil, and minerals that forms the outer part of the crust. Land plays important roles in Earth's climate system and is involved in the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and water cycle. One third of land is covered in trees, another third is used for agriculture, and 10% is covered in permanent snow and glaciers.

Land

nature

field

grassland

aerial view of grass land

green

germany

stimpfach

brown grass field near lake under blue sky during daytime

iceland

brekkuskógur

grass

grass field during daytime

brown and green grass field

land

plateau

vegetation

green grass field near mountains under white clouds and blue sky during daytime

bosnia and herzegovina

wheat

agriculture

brown grass field under white clouds during daytime

grey

tundra

plant

bird's eye photography of body of water

sermersooq municipality

green grass

bird flying over the sea during daytime

sea

ocean

animal

aerial view of green trees and river

lac du salagou

lake

wine

water droplets on green leaf

wet field at daytime

woman in black jacket standing on brown tree log in forest during daytime

green grass field near mountain during daytime

san quirico d'orcia

italia

green trees under white clouds

france

saint-crepin

lac du lauzet

green grass field under blue sky during daytime

saskatchewan

canada

scenery