• angrymouse
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    1 year ago

    Why everyone calls Australia a continent? Not trying to be a dick, I actually wants to understand, I see this frequently.

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        1 year ago

        Holy shit I had to google that. My confusion was caused by the fact in Portuguese (at least in Brazil) this same continent is called Oceania. I just discovered a new Continent.

        Edit: Seems only the English world use Australia as continent

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania

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          1 year ago

          Ahh… I’ve heard of Oceania as a region, I didn’t realize it could refer to a continent!

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      1 year ago

      When I was 9 years old I learned in elementary school that Australia is both a continent and a country.

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      1 year ago

      The land mass is pretty large on its own giving it continent status, but the who of it sits on a single continental plate if my memory serves me right.