Australia is not classified as an island, but as a continent. because it is surrounded by water, it is an island continent: not an island.
Semantics aside, there are many countries that are islands, such as New Zealand, the Philippines, Timor Leste, Greenland (the world's largest island), Iceland and Madagascar, just to name a few.
Australia is a country but it is also a large island. Australia is part of the continent Oceania.
The island nation of Australia is also a continent.
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Australia is both a country and a continent, but it does not fit the geographical definition of an island. Being surrounded by water, it is classed as an island continent, but not an island.
Australia is the continent that is also a country. It is the only country to occupy an entire continent.
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It is also a country.
Australia is both a country and a continent, but it does not fit the geographical definition of an island. Being surrounded by water, it is classed as an island continent, but not an island.
no. Australia is too large to be considered an island, it is a continent. Australia is the 6th largest country, Vatican City is the smallest.
The country Australia can be considered a continent, country, and island.
Australia is both a continent and a country. As a continent, Australia is one of the seven continents of the world. As a country, Australia is an island nation that is also considered its own continent.