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Geography is so confusing, the International Geographical Union should really come up with some universally defined definitions, such as how many
continents in the world, how many continental
subregions in each continent and which
countries belong to which continental subregion.
Kenwick (
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04:50, 11 March 2018 (UTC)reply
Indeed. When I was browsing the IGU's website, I couldn't find any information about some basic geographical definitions such as the number of continents, the boundaries between these continents, the number of continental subregions and their respective boundaries etc.
If the
International Astronomical Union has the power to determine how many planets does our Solar System have, as the sole international geographic organisation recognised by the international community, wouldn't the IGU have the power to determine these basic geographical definitions too so people worldwide could have a standard to follow?
120.16.170.30 (
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12:17, 15 September 2021 (UTC)reply
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Geography, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
geography on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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This article is within the scope of WikiProject Organizations, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Organizations on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
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Geography is so confusing, the International Geographical Union should really come up with some universally defined definitions, such as how many
continents in the world, how many continental
subregions in each continent and which
countries belong to which continental subregion.
Kenwick (
talk)
04:50, 11 March 2018 (UTC)reply
Indeed. When I was browsing the IGU's website, I couldn't find any information about some basic geographical definitions such as the number of continents, the boundaries between these continents, the number of continental subregions and their respective boundaries etc.
If the
International Astronomical Union has the power to determine how many planets does our Solar System have, as the sole international geographic organisation recognised by the international community, wouldn't the IGU have the power to determine these basic geographical definitions too so people worldwide could have a standard to follow?
120.16.170.30 (
talk)
12:17, 15 September 2021 (UTC)reply