Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square130linkfedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down18
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square130linkfedilink
minus-squareSkullgrid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days 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-up6·3 days 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-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThere’s no way Australia counts as the same continent as Afroeurasia, and Antarctica is a landmass (unlike the Arctic ice). 4 continents minimum.
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoSo you’re saying pi continents is possible? I’m sold.
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.
There’s no way Australia counts as the same continent as Afroeurasia, and Antarctica is a landmass (unlike the Arctic ice). 4 continents minimum.
So you’re saying pi continents is possible?
I’m sold.