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Australia is known as 'the island continent' for it is large enough to qualify as a continent, but is connected to no other land mass. [Similarly with Antarctica.]
Australia is a very ancient craton - part of the earth's original surface land mass. The surface lands of the Earth, well, the larger ones anyway, are mainly of a generalized rock known as sial, a light weight silica rich rock type.
Lying under the sial skin, lie the heavier rock type called sima - emphasizing the manganese and iron content of the rock, and its higher density. This rock is erupted as the heavier (and darker) volcanic rocks.
The lighter crust rocks may be considered to 'float' on the denser rocks, and indeed the continental rocks have a deeper root below them, and the crust is much thicker there.
Incidentally - islands do not float. Islands are merely mountains rising above the surface of the ocean.
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When was Island - Float Away - created?
Island - Float Away - was created on 2007-06-19.
Is there an island called Australia?
I think you are thinking of Australia, but Australia is a continent not an island.
What is the third largest island in Australia?
Including Tasmania, the island state of Australia, as the largest island, the third largest island of Australia would be Kangaroo Island.
Can an island float in midair?
No. There are no forces that could result in an island floating.
What is the island nation located in the Indian and pacific ocean?
there are a lot of islands like:Andaman Islands (India)Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia)Christmas Island (Australia)Cockatoo Island (Australia)Cocos (Keeling) Islands(Australia)Dirk Hartog Island (Australia)Garden Island(Australia)Houtman Abrolhos (Australia)Jaffna Islands (Sri Lanka)Kangaroo Island (Australia)King Island (Australia)Koolan Island (Australia)Lakshadweep Islands (India)Langkawi Islands (Malaysia you have to have a spacific one!
Australia biggest island?
Australia is a Continent, Greenland is the largest island
Which of the states and territories of Australia is an island?
Tasmania is Australia's island state.
What is an island nation of Asia and Australia?
There is no island nation of Australia, as Australia is a continent. Island nations of Asia which are close to Australia include Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
What are the 3 largest islands in Australia?
Australia's largest island is the island state of Tasmania.The second largest island is Melville Island, in the Northern Territory, and the third largest island is Kangaroo Island, in South Australia.
The name of the island area of Australia located southeast of the mainland?
New Zealand is the island nation southeast of Australia.
What is an island northwest of Australia?
Christmas Island lies northwest of Australia. it is one of Australia's external territories.
What is the largest island south of Australia?
The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. Kangaroo Island is the largest island south of Australia that is not a state.
