Is Africa an Island?

Question

It's an island because it's not attached to Asia, there's that long river in Egypt (Suez canal) separating Africa from Asia. Is Africa an Island?

Answer 1

Technically,it would be considered an island.The Suez Canal separates Africa from Asia.If you think about it,you'll notice that every continent except Europe and Asia are islands also.

Answer 2

Is Africa A Island

Answer 3

No Africa is not an island. It is a continent containing approxematley 50 countries. This is the continent where the longest river in the world is: The Nile River. This continent contains much fascinating wildlife: large elephants, lions, ect. Also famous landmarks: Pyramids of Giza, Sahara desert, ect, Famous plants include date trees (the ones with the little fruit) and lotus.

If you want to know more, go on a search panel and type: Africa - Wikipedia

Answer 4

Africa is the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earth's exposed surface. Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, it is joined to Asia at its northeast extremity by the Isthmus of Suez (transected by the Suez Canal), 130 km (80 miles) wide.[2] (Geopolitically, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula east of the Suez Canal is often considered part of Africa, as well.[1][2]) From the most northerly point, Ras ben Sakka in Tunisia (37°21' N), to the most southerly point, Cape Agulhas in South Africa (34°51'15" S), is a distance of approximately 8,000 km (5,000 miles);[3] from Cape Verde, 17°33'22" W, the westernmost point, to Ras Hafun in Somalia, 51°27'52" E, the most easterly projection, is a distance of approximately 7,400 km (4,600 miles).[4] The coastline is 26,000 km (16,100 miles) long, and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is illustrated by the fact that Europe, which covers only 10,400,000 km² (4,010,000 square miles) — about a third of the surface of Africa — has a coastline of 32,000 km (19,800 miles).[4]

Africa's largest country is Sudan, and its smallest country is the Seychelles, an archipelago off the east coast. [5] The smallest nation on the continental mainland is The Gambia.

Answer 5

Yes and no. Its not connected to asia so its an island continent but it's not naturally separated, due to the man made Suez canal.


Australia is a continent, island and country.

Answer 6

Africa is one of the seven continents. (Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia and Antarticia) Australia is the smallest continent and Greenland is the largest island. Another piece of trivia: - Disregarding the prefixes North & South, 6 continents start and finish with the letter 'A' and 1 starts and finishes with the letter 'E'

Answer 7

Yes. The Suez canal connects the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez and then on to the Red Sea. It is man-made so if you are doing homework for history, what era are you studying? It opened on November 17, 1869.

You really should do your own research. It is not that hard to find this information.

Answer 8

well, in theory it is an island since the opening of the Suez canal. but originally, it wasn't cause a thin piece of land (Sinai peninsula) was the link between Africa and the middle east.

Answer 9

According to Webster's an Island is:
1 : a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent.

Answer 10

Africa's size alone makes it a continent.

North America isn't physically divided from South America, either. Neither are Europe and Asia totally separate land masses.