Venkatesh Rao@vgrI’ve always wondered... why is Australia considered a continent rather than an island?Quote TweetEvan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer@EvanKirstel·Feb 20, 2021Take me away ...... Visualizing the World’s 100 Biggest Islands #Geography http://visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-10…4:39 AM · Feb 21, 202130 Likes
Daniel Merriweather@DanMerriweather·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @vgrA continent is a land mass completely sounded by water that contains more than one country. There are over 250 Aboriginal/indigenous countries in Australia. http://nationalunitygovernment.org/pdf/aboriginal-australia-map.pdf…3
Daniel Merriweather@DanMerriweather·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @DanMerriweather and @vgrThis is why you may hear the phrase “First Nations people” in reference to indigenous people on the continent of Australia.
James Tiberius Stone@Evolving_Ego·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @vgrWe should downgrade it to dwarf continent.19
RundFunk / Railroads@FecundWeekend·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @vgrDo I have the book for you!milkweed.orgIsland HomeIn this beautiful, evocative, and sometimes provocative memoir, Tim Winton explores Australia’s unique landscape, and how that singular place has shaped him and his writing.1
James Cole@jamesrcole·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @vgrit seems kinda arbitrary, but I would guess it's mainly because 1) it's large and 2) it's not close to other large land masses.1
gotta_anona@AnonaGotta·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @vgrAlso it's a continent with just one eponymous country? Weird shit goin on there...
░▒▓▒░▒▓▒░▒▓▒░@sullyj3·Feb 21, 2021Replying to @vgrWould you wonder this if it was divided into as many countries as europe?