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I don't understand your comment. The UK is literally part of the European continent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
by swebs 9y ago
I don't understand your comment. The UK is literally part of the European continent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe
- AstralStorm 9y agoNobody cares unless there is no tax or limits on underwater data cables. In this case French can just say no.
- beefield 9y agoI immediately read the original comment as UK belonging to the mainland of Europe, but you are right, continent can also refer to continental shelf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent "The most restricted meaning of continent is that of a continuous[5] area of land or mainland, with the coastline and any land boundaries forming the edge of the continent. In this sense the term continental Europe (sometimes referred to in Britain as "the Continent") is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain"