so from what google is giving me, this is what i’ve gathered and some of it is contradictory hence why im posting here. i need this to be explained to me like i’m a five year old or i’ll never understand.
– oceania is a continent
– australia is a continent
– oceania is also australia
– but oceania isn’t a continent anymore it’s an area of the earth
– but just kidding australia is a continent inside of the continent known as oceania
W H A T ?
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Are you studying this in school? Then follow what the textbook says.
If Oceania is a continent, then Australia is NOT a continent – it can be described as the landmass within Oceania.
If the textbook claims Australia as a continent, then Oceania is probably just a name given to a region that encompasses Australia and the nearby islands.
The problem is, textbooks are split on this. AFAIK the older textbooks consider Australia a continent. There may be some that fudge this and call the continent Australia/Oceania (which is unhelpful) Unfortunately things like defining continents don’t have strict rules. So there may be differences of opinion.
So the simple thing is that there is no absolutely “CORRECT” answer. The world is like that most of the time.
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