2006-10-09 15:28:31 · 6 answers · asked by sophia 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
All the continent jobs were taken.
The decision as to how large a body of land has to be to call it a continent rather than an Island is purely subjective. Like how big does a body orbiting a star have to be to call it a planet. Self-appointed experts form into groups, then vote on the answers to such questions thus proving that they are authorities.
2006-10-09 15:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Greenland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland
2006-10-09 16:12:06 · answer #2 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Disko Island or Qeqertarsuaq is a large island in Davis Strait, off the west coast of Greenland at a latitude of less than 70° North, and to the north of Disko Bay. It has an area of 3,312 square miles (8,578 km²), making it one of the 100 largest islands in the world. The name Qeqertarsuaq means The Large Island (from qeqertaq = island).
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2006-10-10 00:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by veerabhadrasarma m 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Greenland is and island because it's surrounded by water, and isn't connected to any other continental mass, even in winter when i think ice joins it to some other parts of the Northern continents (ie: Canada and Russia), it's still and island (because the land bridge isn't permanent)
2006-10-09 15:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because it's surrounded by water. Australia's a big island too.
2006-10-09 15:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by Aussie Chick 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Australia's not an island. It's a continent.
Hey, you might not like my answer, but it's true, we studied this in 7th grade history. We don't call continents islands.
2006-10-09 15:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by Maus 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋