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A continent is one of the main land masses of Earth (or of a planet--on the hypothesis that there are other planets with oceans and land masses similar to the Earth's). |
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A continent is one of the main land masses of Earth (or of a planet--on the hypothesis that there are other planets with oceans and land masses similar to the Earth's). |
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A land mass larger than a continent is called a supercontinent. |
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A land mass larger than a continent is called a supercontinent. The classification of land masses as continents, supercontinents and islands is by enumeration: the following land masses are declared to be continents: |
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The continents of earth include: |
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:Australia - often clumped with surrounding islands into Oceania - usually counted a continent |
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:Australia |
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Continents are often combined with nearby islands to form regions of the same name: e.g., the British Isles are placed with Europe. The Pacific islands and Australia are sometimes combined as Oceania. |
A land mass larger than a continent is called a supercontinent. The classification of land masses as continents, supercontinents and islands is by enumeration: the following land masses are declared to be continents:
Continents are often combined with nearby islands to form regions of the same name: e.g., the British Isles are placed with Europe.
The Pacific islands and Australia are sometimes combined as Oceania.
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