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[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

20?!

My own view is 4: Antarctica, Australia, America, Afro-eurasia. I'm not sure how you'd get to 3, unless you disqualified Australia.

I've also heard 7: Antarctica, Australia, split North + South America, split Africa + Europe + Asia.

I suppose you could add a few -- I've heard the phrase "subcontinent of India", so that could be an 8th continent. Then maybe Greenland for 9. Beyond that, though? IDK what would even make sense.

BRB, I have to go search for expansive continent definitions.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

20?!

See

I would have hoped it had something to do with tectonic plates

here.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Ah, the plates! Thank you.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You could discount Antarctica because without all the ice it’s just an archipelago.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Huh, I would think you'd drop Australia before Antarctica. Still, yeah, I suppose that works to get you down to 3.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What would be a reason to exclude Australia? It’s huge, surrounded by ocean and has unique wildlife.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

"That's not a continent, that's an island with delusions of grandeur!"

Personally, I include it.