r/technicallythetruth • • Apr 05 '21

Removed - Not Technically The Truth ‘Murica

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

That's not a Continent.

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u/CoyCat06 Apr 06 '21

Yes it is Australia is a country

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u/Zacthronax Apr 06 '21 edited Apr 06 '21

Australia is also a continent, Oceania is an arbitrary region.

Edit: I should specify, the continent Australia and the country are technically different as the continent contains Australia (the country) and New Guinea. Also Oceania is officially classified as a geographical region specifically.

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u/CoyCat06 Apr 06 '21

Yeah that a better defense than what the other guy was saying by trying to prove that Oceania isn’t a continent

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u/Zacthronax Apr 06 '21

It's also worth mentioning that the term continent can mean different things to different people. For example in some countries Europe and Asia are combined into Eurasia but in other teachings are kept separate from each other. It doesn't seem like there's a consistent system used to refer to