> Australia is a continent, so it cannot be an island by definition
So the reason greenland being an island is due to definition then? Which makes the concept of an island moot, as it's driven via definition, rather than criteria.
So the reason greenland being an island is due to definition then? Which makes the concept of an island moot, as it's driven via definition, rather than criteria.
Afro-Eurasia *
Americas *
Antarctica
Australia landmass
Greenland
* This of course depending on how rivers and man-made canals of Suez, Panama, and other canals like Kiel, or ones linking rivers, are treated, there could be arguments that Suez should be included (no locks), but Panama shouldn't be, or all should be, or none should be, or Suez and Panama should be, etc
Isn't everything, including criteria?
So all concepts that are "driven via definition, rather than criteria" are moot?
Isn't that... All of them?
That aside, there is actually a rather good criteria-based definition for continents vs. islands: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35568455