2007-01-22 04:54:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Continent
2007-01-22 04:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a continent, as well as an island.
The continent of Australia is comprised of (in order of size) the Australian mainland, New Guinea, Tasmania, and intervening islands, all of which sit on the same continental shelf.
(Note: New Zealand, is often considered part of the Australian continent politically Acutally, it is a separate continental body, compising Zealandia, also known as the New Zealand continent, of which 7% is dry land.)
The Commonwealth of Australia is the main island of the continent, made up of 6 former English colonies.
Antarctica is the only continent which is truly comprised of one country/territory, but it also includes coastal adjacent islands.
2007-01-22 05:18:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the French dependency of New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast.
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2007-01-22 20:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a country and an island. Politically, the continent is Australasia, comprising Australia, New Zealand, and several islands in the South Pacific
2007-01-22 11:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by Wombat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Largest Island, and the smallest Continent.
2007-01-22 05:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by thewordofgodisjesus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a continent and island itself.
2007-01-22 05:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by mtryfena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Australia is a continent, and it is also an island
2007-01-22 04:58:43 · answer #7 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
australia is classified as one of the 7 continents -- but u can consider it to be an island!
2007-01-22 05:03:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is both a continent and an island
2007-01-22 06:30:01 · answer #9 · answered by whoami 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is characterized as both...it is an island continent. It illustrates how feeble such characterizations can become.
Taken to a further extreme, cannot the Americas be considered one large island. Ditto Eurasia?
And why is Europe considered a separate continent from Asia. No other continents are separated by mere mountain ranges.
These are all just human constructs. Best not to take them as cut and dried.
2007-01-22 04:59:26 · answer #10 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋