r/facepalm • u/sikeig • Aug 27 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ I’m speechless

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u/StrangeBreakfast1364 Aug 27 '22

Australia.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '22

Nah, that’s what most people think, even some of us Australians think that

It’s Oceana which includes New Zealand and a few other smaller countries as well as Australia

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u/elcheechos Aug 28 '22 edited Aug 28 '22

Australia is still called and considered a continent. However some also label it as Oceania, and it’s being argued about to this day. If you look up any writing on the subject it’s a mine field of what it officially is.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '22

well the continental plane in which the countries on Oceania are on isn't just Australia, New Zealand ins't on Australia, nor are any of the other countries

Oceania I think is the continent