2006-11-21 09:36:44 · 27 answers · asked by jessica loves u all 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Greenland is the answer
At 840,000 square miles (2,175,590 km2), measurements....
Although Australia also meets the definition of an island (a piece of land surrounded by water), it is large enough to be considered its own continent.
2006-11-21 09:41:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If continents ought to be seen to be islands then Africa could take the crown (After the Suez Canal exchange into equipped). additionally, that's a controversy that simply by fact Australia is in the continent of Oceania which incorporates international locations like New Zealand and Tuvalu, that's an island united states of america making it the worlds' greatest island. So it may arguably be concluded that Australia is the worlds' greatest island-united states of america and Greenland is the biggest island.
2016-10-22 12:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by equils 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world's biggest island is Greenland. Australia is considered a continent so it doesn't qualify as an island.
2006-11-21 19:23:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is generally considered a continent rather than an island because of its size, so it's Greenland. If you counted Australia, you could just as easily label any single landmass an "island," and then the biggest island would be what we call Asia, Europe, and Africa.
2006-11-21 09:41:44 · answer #4 · answered by bgdddymtty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Australia is the biggest inhabited island in the world.
2006-11-24 03:33:00 · answer #5 · answered by HHH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia
2006-11-22 20:36:38 · answer #6 · answered by sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eurasia, which is comprised of the continents of Europe and Asia ( an island is defined as land which is totally surrounded by water). In the conventional sense, though, and omitting continents, the answer would be Greenland.
2006-11-21 11:44:10 · answer #7 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia
2006-11-21 09:44:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Australia
2006-11-21 09:44:34 · answer #9 · answered by Bestie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's Greenland. Australia is on it's own tectonic plate or continental shelf, that's why it is considered a continent and not an island. Greenland belongs to the North American continental shelf. For it's area, see comments above.
2006-11-21 09:54:31 · answer #10 · answered by Danijel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Australia is considered the world´s biggest island and it is also a continent.
2006-11-21 10:01:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋