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A landmass is either an island or a continent. Geographical definition dictates it cannot be both.
Both Australia and Antarctica are continents which are surrounded by water. This makes them island continents, but they are classed as continents.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAustralia, the smallest continent, is sometimes referred to as an island continent.
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Is Canberra Australia on a island or a continent?
Australia is a country but it is also a large island. Australia is part of the continent Oceania.
What continent is a large island?
Australia is referred to as the "Island Continent".
How large was Atlantis?
It has been referred to as an island, but also as a continent. No one is sure.
What continent is also a large island with kangaroos?
There is no answer to this question as it has been asked. Any landmass must be either a continent or an island: it cannot be both.Australia is a continent, and the native home of over 60 species of kangaroos. Geographically and geologically speaking, it is too large to be an island. It is sometimes called an island continent due to the fact that it is entirely surrounded by water, but it is not an island.
What is a large continent?
Australia is referred to as the "Island Continent".
Is autstralia a continent or an island?
Australia is a continent as it is much too large to be considered an island.
What continent is also a country and on island?
The island nation of Australia is also a continent.
Which continent is also touch an island?
Australia is a continent and island.
What island is also a continent and 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.
Is Aulstraila a Continent or an island?
Both. Australia is large enough to be a continent but is an island by definition, as it is surrounded by water on all sides. It is known as an island continent, as is Antarctica.
How does an ocean differ from a continent and an island?
An ocean is a large body of water. An island is a piece of land in a body of water. A continent is a large body of land.
Australia is a large island continent which labeled oceans and seas surround the continent?
Australia is an island continent that is surrounded completely by oceans and seas.
