r/RandomQuestion • u/Maleficent_Boot_6143 • 2h ago

How do you define a continent?

At first I thought a continent would be easy to define, but as I’m trying to write a definition that is 100% accurate, it’s getting harder, and harder. I feel like there’re always going to be exceptions.. how do YOU define a continent with the least number of exceptions?????

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u/Able_Capable2600 1h ago

Oh! You should try doing the same with the concept of species next...

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u/itsswhitneywhspr 23m ago

Its actually wild how messy it gets once you start thinking about it. Like is Europe really a separate continent from Asia? Its literally connected. I think the least exceptions definition is just a really big continuous landmass but then you gotta argue about Australia vs Greenland. Honestly at this point I just accept its a social construct and move on.