The world of EverQuest is known as Norrath, and Norrath is quite expansive. There are three known continents on Norrath, with rumors of others that may be discovered in the future. In addition to the land and waters of Norrath, there are other dimensions or planes of existence that can be traveled to via magical means. The three known continents of Norrath are Antonica, Odus, and Faydwer.

Antonica is the largest continent, and home of the cities of Qeynos and Freeport (Humans), Halas (Barbarians), Rivervale (Halflings), Neriak (Dark Elves), Oggok (Ogres), and Grobb (Trolls). The cities are only a small part of the continent, with mountains, forests, lakes, plains, swamps, and deserts aplenty to brave.

Odus is the smallest of the continents, and hosts the city of Erudin, homeland of the Erudites. This smaller continent also sports a variety of landscapes.

Faydwer is a continent of primarily forests, plains, and lakes, though it does sport some mountainous wastes as well. Faydwer hosts the Elven cities of Felwithe and Kelethin, as well as the Dwarven realm of Kaladim and the underground Gnome city of Ak'Anon.

EverQuest is supposed to consist currently of about 70 zones, and each zone is quite a bit larger than the largest Quake map. One of the few annoyances present in EverQuest is a 30 second or so delay to load a new zone when you cross from one to another. Travelling from one side of Faydwer to the other is quite a lengthy trip, taking around two hours to complete the voyage, with a large variety of landscapes and creatures along the way.