Classic zones

Zones are areas of the map with designated themes, mobs, and scenery. These areas have borders and though invisible, they define areas. They may contain subzones, cities, other settlements, and instances. For example, the zone of Dun Morogh contains the subzone of Coldridge Valley, the city Ironforge, the town Kharanos, and the instance Gnomeregan.

Classic World of Warcraft consists only of two continents—Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor—which are sometimes divided into other sections which are also called continents, and further divided into smaller sections in-game known as zones.

For a graphical list, see Zones by level.