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> “Continent” refers to single contiguous land encircled by seawater, that aren’t islands, at least as I think of the word. To the best of my knowledge, you ar
by irrational 6y ago
> “Continent” refers to single contiguous land encircled by seawater, that aren’t islands, at least as I think of the word.
To the best of my knowledge, you are literally the only person who uses that definition. By that definition Asia, Europe, and Africa would be a single continent. North and South America would be a single continent. What school did you go to that they taught you there are 4 continents in the entire world?
- numpad0 6y ago> 4 continents Isn't that six? Eurasia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica, with India noted as "sub-continent" and Asia sometimes distinguished within Eurasia by mountain ridges.
- triceratops 6y ago> North America, South America These are joined together by land, and are not individually encircled by sea. The Panama Canal doesn't count, as it is manmade and would silt up if not maintained. > Eurasia, Africa Ditto. The Suez Canal doesn't count either.
- irrational 6y agoBy your own definition that can't be true. North and South America are a single continuous land mass. You can walk from the top of North America to the bottom of South America. The same with Eurasian and Africa - they are 100% a connected land mass - you can walk from Europe to Asia to Africa, no problem. So by your own definition there are only 4 continents. To the best of my knowledge, almost everyone else says there are 7-8 continents (depending on whether you count Zealandia or not).