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What is the largest island on earth?
Indonesia
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.
Which continent Australia?
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.'
Why Australia is no called a island?
Becuase it is a continent and it is the smallest continent of all =)
What large island is also a continent?
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.
Which continents are also considered islands?
Australia, the smallest continent, is sometimes referred to as an island continent, as is Antarctica.
What is land that is surrounded completely by water?
It is called an island.
If you are a resident of canberra are you a resident of an island or a continent?
Both, Australia is an island continent and a country.If you are a resident of Canberra, you are a resident of both an island and a continent.In this scenario, you are a resident of a continent, also sometimes known as an island continent. More properly, you are a resident of the country.See the related question below.
Which continents is called the island continent and why?
cuba
Is there a continent beginning with o?
No, but the continent of Australia is sometimes called Oceania.
What is the continent on which Fiji and Ireland located?
Fiji is part of the chain of islands in what is sometimes called Oceania. Ireland is in Europe. There is an island called New Ireland that is in the Oceania area too.
Is there an island called Australia?
I think you are thinking of Australia, but Australia is a continent not an island.
