A continent refers to any of the 7 main bodies of land in the world. The 7 continents are North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
An island is a land mass completely surrounded on all sides by water. There are many islands around the world such as hawaii, fiji, virgin islands, and many more. A continent can be an island in cases such as Australia.
Dominica Island is located on the north American continent ...
The difference between a continent and a island is that continents sit on their own continental lithosphere and islands do not. Greenland is the largest island and Australia is the smallest continent.
Technically, a continent is an island. Nonetheless, Australia is a continent.
Australia is referred to as the "Island Continent".
Australia is both a continent and an island. As a continent, it is the smallest of the seven continents. As an island, it is the largest island in the world.
Dominica Island is located on the north American continent ...
continent not an island
The difference between a continent and a island is that continents sit on their own continental lithosphere and islands do not. Greenland is the largest island and Australia is the smallest continent.
Technically, a continent is an island. Nonetheless, Australia is a continent.
Australia is referred to as the "Island Continent".
Australia is both a continent and an island. As a continent, it is the smallest of the seven continents. As an island, it is the largest island in the world.
Australia is both a continent and an island. It is the smallest continent in the world and is also considered the largest island.
Vietnam is part of the Eurasian Continent; Australia is a separate continent (or a very large island).
Sumatra is an island in Indonesia, between Australia and southeast Asia.
All continents have island associated with them. However, an island is technically not part of a continent. A continent is defined as one continuous land mass and an island is not connected to the continent.
Greenland is an island that is not considered a continent as it is part of the North American continent.
Australia is a continent and island.