Can anyone explain to me what makes Greenland an Island and Australia a continen!
Question: Can anyone explain to me what makes Greenland an Island and Australia a continent even though they are both!?
surrounded by water!? What is the difference!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
Greenland is gonna melt eventually to half its size, and mapmakers and atlas writers saved themselves the work of changing things and called it an island beforehand!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
The difference is their habitabillity!. Although Greenland is becoming habitable: For many years it was not considered habitable, or important!. Therefore we are an island!. If you take your theory about the water one step further: Everything is an island!. From What I understand, Australia is quite large!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Australia makes up an entire continental plate!. Earth's mantel is broken into sections called continents!. Here is a really cheezy website with details!.!.!. but I use it all the time with my kids and their "why" questions!.
http://www!.enchantedlearning!.com/subject!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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Size!.
Greenland - 836,109 sq!. miles
Australia - 2,988,888 sq!. miles
Politics has nothing to do with it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Greenland - 836,109 sq!. miles
Australia - 2,988,888 sq!. miles
Politics has nothing to do with it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Australia is on its own tectonic plate whereas Greenland is on the same plate as N America!. That means Australia moves independently whereas Greenland doesn't!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
wel australia is big enough to be a conteint and and iceland is surround by water which island dose mean a piece of land surrounded by waterWww@Enter-QA@Com
Australia is much larger and is a full nation!. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, not even a fully independent country!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
greenland is small while aus is huge!.!. almost as big as canadaWww@Enter-QA@Com
Not a clue, but i did learn something from the other answersWww@Enter-QA@Com
OMG! i never noticed that!.!.!. weird why is that!?Www@Enter-QA@Com
hey, come on its sunday!. a day of restWww@Enter-QA@Com
THATS A DUMB QUESTION LIKE WHY IS THE USA A CONTINENT!.!.!.!.IT JUST IS OK!.!.!.!.!.!. DAMN SOMETHINGS ARE JUST THE WAY IT IS JUST BECAUSE!.!.!.!.WHY IS THE DAMN SKY BLUE!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com