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  1. landmass
    a large continuous extent of land
    Many of the seven most commonly recognized continents identified by convention are not discrete landmasses separated by water.
  2. land mass
    a large continuous extent of land
    [edit] Definitions and application
    Dymaxion maps shows land masses with minimal distortion

    Conventionally, "continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."[3]
  3. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    [edit] Definitions and application
    Dymaxion maps shows land masses with minimal distortion

    Conventionally, "continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."[3]
  4. Oceania
    a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
    Extrapolating the concept to its extreme, some geographers group the Australasian continental plate with other islands in the pacific into one continent called Oceania.
  5. New Guinea
    a Pacific island to the north of Australia
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea<
  6. Tasmania
    an island off the southeastern coast of Australia
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea.
  7. Guinea
    a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea.
  8. mainland
    the main land mass of a country or continent
    The Earth's major landmasses are washed upon by a single, continuous world ocean, which is divided into a number of principal oceanic components by the continents and various geographic criteria.[4][5]
    [edit] Extent of continents

    The narrowest meaning of continent is that of a continuous[6] area of land or mainland, with the coastline and any land boundaries forming the edge of the continent.
  9. Iceland
    a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea.
  10. Pacific Ocean
    the largest ocean in the world
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  11. Madagascar
    a republic on the island of Madagascar
    In this way, Iceland is considered part of Europe and Madagascar part of Africa.
  12. Australia
    the smallest continent
    The criterion "large" leads to arbitrary classification: Greenland, with a surface area of 2,166,086 square kilometres (836,330 sq mi) is considered the world's largest island, while Australia, at 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi) is deemed to be a continent.
  13. Greenland
    the largest island in the world
    The criterion "large" leads to arbitrary classification: Greenland, with a surface area of 2,166,086 square kilometres (836,330 sq mi) is considered the world's largest island, while Australia, at 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi) is deemed to be a continent.
  14. island
    a land mass that is surrounded by water
    The criterion "large" leads to arbitrary classification: Greenland, with a surface area of 2,166,086 square kilometres (836,330 sq mi) is considered the world's largest island, while Australia, at 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi) is deemed to be a continent.
  15. Hawaii
    a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  16. Great Britain
    an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea.
  17. Europe
    the 2nd smallest continent
    Likewise, the ideal criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands, and contradicted by classifying North and South America as one continent; and/or Asia, Europe and Africa as one continent, with no natural separation by water.
  18. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
    [edit] Definitions and application
    Dymaxion maps shows land masses with minimal distortion

    Conventionally, "continents are understood to be large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by expanses of water."[3]
  19. Alaska
    a state in northwestern North America
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  20. South America
    a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
    Likewise, the ideal criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands, and contradicted by classifying North and South America as one continent; and/or Asia, Europe and Africa as one continent, with no natural separation by water.
  21. North America
    a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  22. Asia
    the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population
    Likewise, the ideal criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands, and contradicted by classifying North and South America as one continent; and/or Asia, Europe and Africa as one continent, with no natural separation by water.
  23. shallow
    lacking physical depth
    From the perspective of geology or physical geography, continent may be extended beyond the confines of continuous dry land to include the shallow, submerged adjacent area (the continental shelf)[7] and the islands on the shelf (continental islands), as they are structurally part of the continent.[8]
  24. Ireland
    an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea.
  25. Pacific
    relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  26. Africa
    the second largest continent
    Likewise, the ideal criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands, and contradicted by classifying North and South America as one continent; and/or Asia, Europe and Africa as one continent, with no natural separation by water.
  27. ocean
    a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
    The Earth's major landmasses are washed upon by a single, continuous world ocean, which is divided into a number of principal oceanic components by the continents and various geographic criteria.[4][5]
    [edit] Extent of continents

    The narrowest meaning of continent is that of a continuous[6] area of land or mainland, with the coastline and any land boundaries forming the edge of the continent.
  28. Britain
    a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
    In this sense the term continental Europe is used to refer to mainland Europe, excluding islands such as Great Britain, Ireland, and Iceland, and the term continent of Australia may refer to the mainland of Australia, excluding Tasmania and New Guinea.
  29. North
    the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
    Likewise, the ideal criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands, and contradicted by classifying North and South America as one continent; and/or Asia, Europe and Africa as one continent, with no natural separation by water.
  30. Canada
    a nation in northern North America
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  31. America
    North America and South America and Central America
    Likewise, the ideal criterion that each be a continuous landmass is often disregarded by the inclusion of the continental shelf and oceanic islands, and contradicted by classifying North and South America as one continent; and/or Asia, Europe and Africa as one continent, with no natural separation by water.
  32. narrow
    not wide
    The Earth's major landmasses are washed upon by a single, continuous world ocean, which is divided into a number of principal oceanic components by the continents and various geographic criteria.[4][5]
    [edit] Extent of continents

    The narrowest meaning of continent is that of a continuous[6] area of land or mainland, with the coastline and any land boundaries forming the edge of the continent.
  33. United States
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  34. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    Similarly, the continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states in central North America and may include Alaska in the northwest of the continent (the two being separated by Canada), while excluding Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
  35. sea
    a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    From this perspective the edge of the continental shelf is the true edge of the continent, as shorelines vary with changes in sea level.[9]
Created on Tue Aug 09 14:59:49 EDT 2011 (updated Tue Aug 09 15:01:17 EDT 2011)

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