It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity.

The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations.

Asia covers an area of 44,579,000 square kilometres (17,212,000 sq mi), about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. He had played only two snaps on defense in addition to his special-teams role.Map of the most populous part of Asia showing physical, political and population characteristics, as per 2018Īsia ( / ˈ eɪ ʒ ə/ ( listen), also UK: / ˈ eɪ ʃ ə/) is a landmass, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. He was continuing to progress in his rookie year and really had a dynamic role for us on special teams.'Ĭine, the Vikings' first-round pick in this year's draft, was slowed during training camp and early this season by a knee injury. ' obviously a guy that, from Day 1, has been a personal favorite of mine and does everything we've asked.

'Very tough moment for our team,' O'Connell said. While he was blocking on a punt return, Cine's leg bent unnaturally on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium playing surface, which is transitioned from grass to artificial turf for NFL games.Ĭine was immediately fitted with an air cast and taken off the field on a cart. O'Connell choked back tears in announcing the details of Cine's injury, which occurred with 1:08 remaining in the first quarter of the Vikings' 28-25 victory. Minnesota Vikings rookie safety Lewis Cine will undergo surgery in London to repair a fractured left leg suffered during Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, coach Kevin O'Connell said.Ĭine will remain in the United Kingdom until doctors determine it is safe for him to fly back to Minnesota.