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Let's use Talk:Oceania (continent), please. fgnievinski ( talk) 03:26, 23 October 2020 (UTC) reply

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Oceania is not a continent, Australia is. Otherwise Australia will also be the largest island and not greenland cause it is no longer a continent 61.69.210.204 ( talk) 12:58, 2 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Not done:. This is already covered by the article in its current state. Also, keep in mind that these requests should mention a specific change you want made. (E.g. "in alinea X, I want Y changed to Z). -- Licks-rocks ( talk) 13:31, 2 May 2024 (UTC) reply

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Change " and also in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Suriname, parts of Europe and Africa." to " and also in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Suriname, parts of Europe and Africa."

See e.g., https://www2.nhk.or.jp/school/watch/clip/?das_id=D0005310861_00000 https://www.jamstec.go.jp/sp2/column/05/ N7soc ( talk) 19:54, 11 May 2024 (UTC) reply

 Done At least in the physical book I own were reliable. ABG ( Talk/Report any mistakes here) 13:51, 29 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Why is Europe a continent while India is not? Europe and Asia are parts of the same tectonic plate. There are no major geographical barriers between Europe amd Asia. On the other hand, India has its own tectonic plate and is totally separate from the Eurasian mainland by significant geographical barriers.

It is time for the world to rewrite its geography books. The seven continents on Earth should be: Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Eurasia, India, North America, and South America. 120.16.165.48 ( talk) 00:14, 17 May 2024 (UTC) reply

While I agree with you (except id also add the middle east) wikipedia isn't the right place to reccomend changing how we teach geography. Gaismagorm ( talk) 00:18, 17 May 2024 (UTC) reply

There are no significant geographical barriers separating the Middle East from the Eurasian mainland. 120.16.99.77 ( talk) 15:52, 17 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Yeah but it feels right. i mean, there also arent seperating europe from asia, but the cultural difference is large enough, and the middle east has a significant culture difference Gaismagorm ( talk) 15:56, 17 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Yes, in terms of cultural geography, India, China, the Middle East, and Europe should all be their own continents. 120.16.99.77 ( talk) 13:42, 18 May 2024 (UTC) reply

A continent is a physical geographic concept. China, the Middle East, and Europe can all be major cultural geography regions, but to call those "continents" is just blatantly wrong and stupid. -- User:Khajidha ( talk) ( contributions) 15:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC) reply

It is not. The word "continent" is a cultural concept. Europe is a cultural region. There are no major geographical barriers between Europe and Asia, why are they considered separate continents? Why is India not consider a continent? Why is Greenland not considered a continent? The point is, if we divide the world into cultural regions, then India, China, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Pacific Islands can all be their own continents. 120.16.99.77 ( talk) 00:41, 22 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Possibly so, but Wikipedia is not the forum to argue for such a change, Wikipedia reflects the consensus among external sources. CMD ( talk) 01:37, 22 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Zealandia Is The 8th Continent So Why Is It Not On Here????? 2601:98B:8203:AC40:51BA:5871:7E2D:28DE ( talk) 22:31, 1 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Zealandia is a mostly submerged chunk of continental crust, its exposed portion is relatively small. To consider it a continent in the mainstream meaning of that term stretches the concept to, and probably beyond, its limits. However, Zealandia is mentioned in the article in the sections on submerged continents, geological continents, and microcontinents/continental fragments. This seems to be an appropriate level of inclusion of the topic. -- User:Khajidha ( talk) ( contributions) 12:05, 2 July 2024 (UTC) reply

COMMENT Zealandia is a physical continent. A physical continent is a large piece of unbroken continental crust, including both its exposed and submerged parts (i.e. the ocean is ignored). A physical continent is a true continent, it should be larger than Greenland, the world's largest island.

There are only four such true continents on Earth:

1. Africa- Eurasia- America
2. Antarctica
3. Australia- New Guinea
4. Zealandia

However, these true continents have not been recognized by the mainstream society. The mainstream society prefers to divide the world into seven major parts (regions) based on various and sometimes confusing criteria and named them the "continents". 120.16.66.177 ( talk) 08:11, 7 July 2024 (UTC) reply