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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by schwartzworld on Friday April 14, 2023 @09:17AM (#35569276)
> it’s actually necessary to stipulate that continents cannot be islands, as otherwise the largest island would be the Americas, or perhaps mainland Asia + Africa + Europe.

I don't understand. Why does considering a single continent to be an island also mean that you need to include groupings of multiple continents in that definition? Europe + Asia + Africa is 3 continents, not one.

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Re:Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island by axus on Friday April 14, 2023 @09:43AM (#35569492)
Is it transitive? Does "continent cannot be island" imply "island cannot be continent"? I don't even know the other word to describe "island cannot be a single continent, but it CAN be multiple continents".

I guess that gets into the question: "Can a river count as the border of an island?". What happens if the river dries up sometimes?

It seems people have already decided there are 7 continents, and will adjust the definition until it gives the result.

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