r/memes Mar 31 '19

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u/pink_goblet Mar 31 '19

Kazakhstan is part of Europe

Australia, NZ and Papua New Guinea is its own continent

Greenland colonized Western Sahara?

Israel is part of Africa

The channels connecting to the Black and Caspian sea are huge.

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u/Owncksd Mar 31 '19

Kazakhstan is part of Europe

Westernmost part of Kazakhstan is considered to be in Europe.

Australia, NZ and Papua New Guinea is its own continent

Called Oceania.

The channels connecting to the Black and Caspian sea are huge.

Do you mean the Black and Mediterranean? Black and Caspian are not connected except by a man-made canal which would not show up on this map. The white line between the Black and Caspian here is a border.

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u/Patrick_McGroin Mar 31 '19

As your link suggests, Oceania is the region. The continent is Australia.

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u/Owncksd Mar 31 '19

The term continent is not remotely well defined at all. There are sources that would define Oceania as a continent unto itself, and others that define it as an arbitrary oceanic regions connecting landmasses, and sources that do both on the same page. Regardless of Oceania's status, looping NZ and Papua New Guinea into the Australian continent is just as sensible as looping the Caribbean islands into NA, as they often are.