Pangaea was the original super-continent which broke up into Gondwanaland and Laurasia. Gondwanaland consisted of present day Africa, Antarctica, Australia, India and South America and began to break up about 250 million years ago. Australia was completely free of the other land masses by 30 million years ago.
Australia has always been a continent. Even when it was a part of Gondwanaland, it was part of a continent.
55 million years ago.
Australia is its own continent and island.
The country of Australia is located in its own continent of Australia.
Australia is its own continent.
Australia is an island continent of 7,686,850 sq km. The country of Australia fits exactly into the continent of Australia.
Australia, it is the only continent that is also its own country.
Australia is a country located in the continent of Oceania. It is situated southeast of Asia and surrounded by the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Australia became a country on January 1, 1901, when the six colonies were united as the Commonwealth of Australia through the process of federation.
It is already considered a continent. Australia itself is a continent.
Australia is both a country and a continent.
Australia is the only country in the world that is also its own continent. In effect, Australia is both a country and the smallest continent.
None. Australia's nearest continents are Asia and Antarctica. Australia is both a country and an entire continent on its own. It is surrounded by ocean on all sides, and is sometimes called the 'island continent.'
Australia is a continent in its own right. It was once part of the supercontinent Pangaea, which broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland. Australia was part of Gondwanaland.