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May I correct you @LucasTheDutchAD my Lad?
Australia is a continent, not an island.
Islands are either extensions of the oceanic crust (e.g. volcanic islands) or geologically they are part of some continent sitting on continental lithosphere (e.g. Greenland). But for Australia, which sits on its own continental lithosphere and tectonic plate can be considered as a continent.
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Thanks Google!

I live in a Peninsula (the green part of map)- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
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GLXC_AUS said:
May I correct you @LucasTheDutchAD my Lad?
Australia is a continent, not an island.
Thanks Google!

I live in a Peninsula (the green part of map)- a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
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It’s still an island .3.
It’s surrounded by water which makes the continent an island...

Nope don’t live on one
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"Although Australia is sometimes called an “island continent,” most geographers consider islands and continents to be separate things. According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can’t be an island because it’s already a continent."

I live on an actual island
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HermioneJG said:
"Although Australia is sometimes called an “island continent,” most geographers consider islands and continents to be separate things. According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can’t be an island because it’s already a continent."

I live on an actual island
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That’s confusing .3.
I was taught it was an island xD
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HermioneJG said:
"Although Australia is sometimes called an “island continent,” most geographers consider islands and continents to be separate things. According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.” By that definition, Australia can’t be an island because it’s already a continent."

I live on an actual island
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:O My teacher lied! ITS ALL LIESSS HALLPPPPP
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nu i dont live on an island
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Icy_Hatake said:
That’s confusing .3.
I was taught it was an island xD
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Strelitzia said:
:O My teacher lied! ITS ALL LIESSS HALLPPPPP
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nu i dont live on an island
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IDK, that's just how I've always understood it, and that's what I found when I Googled it. Because if island JUST means "a land mass surrounded by water..." wouldn't that make literally any landmass an island? :/ I mean you have Asia, Europe, and Africa all connected (not counting any countries which are on actual islands separated from the mainland). That whole thing is surrounded by water. Is that an island?
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HermioneJG said:
IDK, that's just how I've always understood it, and that's what I found when I Googled it. Because if island JUST means "a land mass surrounded by water..." wouldn't that make literally any landmass an island? :/ I mean you have Asia, Europe, and Africa all connected (not counting any countries which are on actual islands separated from the mainland). That whole thing is surrounded by water. Is that an island?
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yes. XD
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