Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down18
arrow-up1253arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square111linkfedilink
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThere’s anywhere between 2 and 7: Afroeurasia (inc australia , antartica counts as an ocean) Americas or Europe Asia Africa North America South America Oceania Antartic
minus-squareQuilotoa@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWhy is antarctica considered an ocean? It’s a land mass. Granted, the vast majority of it is covered in ice, but it is still above sea level.
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSo you’re saying pi continents is possible? I’m sold.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThere’s no way Australia counts as the same continent as Afroeurasia, and Antarctica is a landmass (unlike the Arctic ice). 4 continents minimum.
There’s anywhere between 2 and 7:
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Why is antarctica considered an ocean? It’s a land mass. Granted, the vast majority of it is covered in ice, but it is still above sea level.
So you’re saying pi continents is possible?
I’m sold.
There’s no way Australia counts as the same continent as Afroeurasia, and Antarctica is a landmass (unlike the Arctic ice). 4 continents minimum.