Why is Antarctica not an island, when it is not connected to any above-sea landmass and Australia is considered to be an island (continent)? Thank you

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Why is Antarctica not an island, when it is not connected to any above-sea landmass and Australia is considered to be an island (continent)? Thank you

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Something that seems to be not addressed here at all is that antartica is not a singular large island like you think. It’s actually an archipelago underneath all of that ice. Australia by contrast is of course a huge island (save for Tasmania).

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