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Unladen Swallow

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1. Point of curiosity

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:53 AM

Jan 8

"World's biggest island"

What makes an island (Greenland) and what makes a continent (Australia)? Serious question. At what point is an island too small to be a continent, and a continent too big to be an island?

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Greenland may become independent, but not a U.S. state, Denmark says [View all] BeyondGeography Jan 8 OP

Point of curiosity Unladen Swallow Jan 8 #1

I had the same question.... reACTIONary Jan 8 #5

Thank you! Unladen Swallow Jan 8 #6

Surreal Times Kid Berwyn Jan 8 #2

And the US acts like everything is perfectly normal! Nt Hope22 Jan 8 #3

Tsf knows he can't do this...the minute someone says no, he doubles down to crazier and crazier PortTack Jan 8 #4