What is the world's largest island?

[The Last Conformist]

Africa and Eurasia are two distinct land masses, akin to North and South America.

What the hell? You just argued that the Suez channel is not enough to separate them.

But let's ignore the big double-continents for the moment. Where does your silly scheme leave Antarctica, which is larger than Australia and more isolated?

 

[Mise]

What the hell? You just argued that the Suez channel is not enough to separate them.

The Suez is not large enough to separate them into two distinct islands; they do, however, remain two distinct land masses, regardless of whether or not those land masses are considered islands.

But let's ignore the big double-continents for the moment. Where does your silly scheme leave Antarctica, which is larger than Australia and more isolated?

I wasn't aware that Antarctica was larger than Australia.

 

[The Last Conformist]

The Suez is not large enough to separate them into two distinct islands; they do, however, remain two distinct land masses, regardless of whether or not those land masses are considered islands.

It'll come as no surprise to you that I consider that an absurd distinction.

I wasn't aware that Antarctica was larger than Australia.

Australia is about 7.6 million km², Australia+New Guinea+Tasmania about 8.5 million km², and Antarctica about 13 million km².

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

Fine then I arbitrarily declare all islands larger than Great Britain as being TOO BIG to be an island.

Therefore, Great Britain is the largest island.

Clearly Eurasica is the world's largest island. Stop being arbitrary.

 

[scy12]

Cyprus. If we replace the word Largest with Greatest.

 

[Kal'thzar]

nahh the clues in the name there

Great Britian.

See?

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

nahh the clues in the name there

Great Britian.

See?

New Guinea FTW.

 

[The Last Conformist]

I'd vote that Greenland is the true island, due to being part of an archipelago, which is a set of islands by definition.

Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea) have on occasion been considered to constitute the ridiculously huge archipelago of "Meganesia".

 

[scy12]

Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea) have on occasion been considered to constitute the ridiculously huge archipelago of "Meganesia".

Meganesia which means huge islands. That means Australia is an island.

 

[The Last Conformist]

Meganesia which means huge islands. That means Australia is an island.

I didn't say I agreed with the notion.

 

[Mise]

It'll come as no surprise to you that I consider that an absurd distinction.

Eurasia and Africa were two separate continents before the Suez Canal was dug. This qualifies them as two distinct land masses, without also qualifying them as two distinct islands.

Australia is about 7.6 million km², Australia+New Guinea+Tasmania about 8.5 million km², and Antarctica about 13 million km².

Ahh, thanks for those numbers; this proves conclusively that Antarctica is too large to be an island.

Australia is therefore the largest island.

 

[The Last Conformist]

Eurasia and Africa were two separate continents before the Suez Canal was dug. This qualifies them as two distinct land masses, without also qualifying them as two distinct islands.

I disagree with your definitions of "island", "landmass", and possibly "continent".

Ahh, thanks for those numbers; this proves conclusively that Antarctica is too large to be an island.

Australia is therefore the largest island.

I'm told that consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.

 

[Mise]

I'm told that consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds.

My consistency is too large to be considered a hobgoblin.

 

[jessiecat]

Australia.

Australia is an island and a continent and a country. It wins the triple crown. Sorry to say, but if you disagree with you, you're simply wrong.

Three cheers for VRWCAgent (what the hell does that stand for anyway??)

PS I second that vote for Cornwall (Canal under construction from Plymouth Sound
to the Bristol Channel being dug as we speak)

EDIT "if you disagree with you"

 

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[Tycoon101]

Long Island. All the other "islands" are just silly imposters.

 

[potatokiosk]

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You just blew your cover.

That's a really clever user name actually.

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

You just blew your cover.

That's a really clever user name actually.

You are coming to appreciate one of our more favoured right wing ideological antagonists.

 

[scy12]

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Yeah but what does VCRW mean ?

 

[jessiecat]

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