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Re:The True Size of Countries by peeters on Thursday January 05, 2017 @11:41AM (#13328594)
Well, since you bring it up, Australia isn't connected to another continent by land like North America is (as are Europe, Africa, and Asia). You'd have to say "the Americas" are an island, or "Afro-Eurasia"
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Re:The True Size of Countries by thrownblown on Thursday January 05, 2017 @11:58AM (#13328800)
You people are silly. If Australia is an island, then Antarctica wins. 'Nuff said.

ANTARCTICA 5,400,000 sq mi AUSTRALIA 2,969,900 sq mi GREENLAND 836,330 sq mi

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Re:The True Size of Countries by peeters on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:15PM (#13329693)
...I never said it wasn't? I was just objecting to calling North America an island.
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Re:The True Size of Countries by beojan on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:39PM (#13329977)
He was referring to the fact that Antarctica isn't connected to any other continent either.
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Re:The True Size of Countries by peeters on Thursday January 05, 2017 @03:56PM (#13331309)
I know, and I never said it was--hence my confusion at being called silly for my post (which was purely objecting to calling North America an island, since it IS connected by land).
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