The Philippines is an independent nation in the Pacific Ocean south of Japan, so, 'no'.
It was.
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.
Australia was once part of a large landmass. That large landmass was called Gondwanaland. Australia broke apart from Gondwanaland over 65 million years ago.
The five continents of Gondwanaland were Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. These landmasses were part of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana before they eventually drifted apart to their current positions.
The region of India that is part of Gondwanaland primarily includes the southern states, particularly the Deccan Plateau, which encompasses parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. This area features ancient geological formations that date back to the time when Gondwanaland existed. Additionally, the northeastern states, like Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam, also share geological ties to this ancient supercontinent.
The supercontinent Gondwanaland was named by the Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1885. He derived the name from the Gondwana region of central India, where rocks that were part of the ancient supercontinent were found.
Laurasia and Gondwanaland
Gondwanaland - Australian band - ended in 1992.
Gondwanaland - Australian band - was created in 1981.
When Pangaea split in two, there where two island landmasses. The Northern landmass was Laurasia. The Southern landmass was Gondwanaland.
The continents of South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Arabian Peninsula were all part of Gondwanaland. Today, these landmasses have drifted apart and now form separate continents.
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.