What is a continent?

large, continuous, discrete masses of land, ideally separated by sea

Are all continents separated by water?

Both Greenland and Australia are more than 2 thousand square kilometers in size. Are they
islands or continents?

How large do you have to be to be a continent?

Are the world’s oceans divided or connected?

If continents need to be continuous, are islands part of a continent or not? Is Greenland a part
of North America? Is Madagascar a part of Africa? Is Japan a part of Asia? Is the Britain a part
of Europe?

Why is Greenland usually considered part of North America and Iceland a part of Europe?

Which continents are completely separated from others by the ocean?

Asia and Africa are joined by the Isthmus of Suez, and North and South America by the Isthmus
of Panama.

Are North America and South America one continent, two continents or more?

The criterion of a discrete landmass is completely disregarded if the continuous landmass of

Eurasia is classified as two separate continents (Europe and Asia).

Is Europe a continent or a subcontinent? What about India?