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As a landform, Greenland is an island as it is entirely surrounded by water and not joined onto any other land mass, but it is not large enough to be classified as a continent. Greenland also uses the same land mass as North America, and it also does not sit on its own tectonic plate. That is why the geological appearances are much different in Australia from anywhere else. A place like Greenland shares the same geologic attributes as North America.

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Greenland is considered the world's largest island because it is surrounded by water and not joined to any other landmass. Despite its large size, Greenland fits the definition of an island because it is part of the North American landmass but is surrounded by water on all sides.

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