What is the world's largest island?

[CivLuvah]

Africa isn't surrounded by water on all sides.

Eurasia isn't surrounded by water on all sides.

The moon isn't surrounded by water.

North America and South America are two distinct land masses, connected by a hairsbreadth.

Australia is one single distinct homogenous land mass.

Oh, and, AUSTRALIA ISN'T A CONTINENT!!!!

The continent is AUSTRALASIA, or alternatively OCEANIA, and encompasses New Zealand as well as many other Pacific islands. Australia is a country.

Australia IS a continent. DUH!!! Have you lost 99% of your brain in a car accident or something??? Australasia is a region. Not a continent.

 

[The Fishman]

Australia IS a continent. DUH!!! Have you lost 99% of your brain in a car accident or something???

Prove that Australia is a continent then...

 

[CivLuvah]

Australia.

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

No. Australia deserves the double crown. I think you are just simply wrong. F-!

 

[bhsup]

Okay, now you're just insulting Mrs. Kingrey, my 3rd grade teacher, and I won't stand for that.

 

[CivLuvah]

What's the meaning of "arbitrary" mean?

Let's take a break from this debating. Everyone disagreeing having a break must unsubscribe to this thread now.
IN-THREAD GAME!!!!!
Ok. Name all the islands you know. Let's disregard Ausrtalia & the continents & the Earth & the entire surface of Venus & the solar system & Asteroid B-612 & all the stars you can see in the sky. Name ALL of the islands you know. I think let's make this debate a BIG internet sensation. SO BIG that the world would almost be at the verge of World War III. Again, just for a short break, name ALL of the islands you know.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

Suggestion: It's an island if it's less than 21 tiles on the Earth map?

 

[CivLuvah]

Okay, now you're just insulting Mrs. Kingrey, my 3rd grade teacher, and I won't stand for that.

Ha ha! I think you're the only American I know who regards Australia an island.

 

[Samson]

Ha ha! I think you're the only American I know who regards Australia an island.

What about Mrs. Kingrey?

 

[Arwon]

It's island, continent and country. as Edna said, there's a reason it's referred to as the Island Continent.

 

[jessiecat]

I prefer "This Island Earth" (Classic sci-fi book and film.)

 

[Arwon]

That was the MST3K one hey?

 

[jessiecat]

That was the MST3K one hey?

Pardon????

 

[aronnax]

Greenland is a Island
Australia the main continental landmass of the Continent Australasia or Oceania.
Not an Island, not excatly a continent alone

 

[potatokiosk]

Suggestion: It's an island if it's less than 21 tiles on the Earth map?

But the Earth map probably distorts Greenland and makes it bigger than it is.

 

[Arwon]

Pardon????

Mystery Science Theatre used it for their movie.

 

[LucyDuke]

Prove that Australia is a continent then...

Exhibit A: Australia.

Suggestion: It's an island if it's less than 21 tiles on the Earth map?

How many tiles does Antarctica get?

 

[bhsup]

Exhibit A: Australia.

Gotta love it!

 

[sourboy]

Australia is on the same tectonic plate as India, does that make it part of Asia?

and India is about as much a part of Asia as Europe is....

dunno, I can see argument both ways. I would say both are small continents (greenland and aussie), not large islands.

 

[sysyphus]

Australia is neither an island nor a continent, it is a planet.

 

[The Fishman]

Australia is neither an island nor a continent, it is a planet.

No wonder the wildlife is so strange...